U21 World League

Francisco Coniglio
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) WaHa TeaM's Iwan Kornatowski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Braulio Ledesma's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mikolaj Grunwalski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Omar Telmo charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Omar Telmo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Omar Telmo kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, WaHa TeaM's Stasio Patora got a free kick in the 6th minute. Prudencio Goi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braulio Ledesma in the 9th minute of play forced WaHa TeaM's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stasio Patora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Stasio Patora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elias Milio having to interfere. After 34 played minutes WaHa TeaM got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Golec. Edgar Golec fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elias Milio having to interfere. Braulio Ledesma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th minute, Iwan Kornatowski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braulio Ledesma in the 47th minute of play forced WaHa TeaM's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Prudencio Goi made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in WaHa TeaM's zone, Braulio Ledesma stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mikolaj Grunwalski came out of the goal and Braulio Ledesma tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Edgar Golec fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored WaHa TeaM's protests and gave Edgar Golec a yellow card for diving instead. Edgar Golec hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. A collision led to WaHa TeaM getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Jakub Plachetka hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Prudencio Goi in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mikolaj Grunwalski saved WaHa TeaM from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prudencio Goi in the 58th minute of play forced WaHa TeaM's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Braulio Ledesma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikolaj Grunwalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mikolaj Grunwalski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prudencio Goi in the 67th minute of the match. Lino Tercero hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. 72 minutes into the match, WaHa TeaM's goal looked a bit too open when Braulio Ledesma came free, but Mikolaj Grunwalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stasio Patora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Elias Milio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Caricancha's Elias Milio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iwan Kornatowski in the 83rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Caricancha defense, Iwan Kornatowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elias Milio. The Caricancha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elias Milio should have stopped the shot. Elias Milio made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Filip Bendyk sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Caricancha getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Lino Tercero hit a great ball. In the 92nd match minute, Caricancha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lino Tercero to maneuver through the defense. Omar Telmo hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.