U21 World League

RW AHLEN-KNUROW
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Maurinho Prestes got the match started through his kick off. Lucjan Dropinski struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Ruy Oliveira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RW AHLEN-KNURÓW. Papunhas EC's Ruy Oliveira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Papunhas EC from getting a goal against them. After 7 minutes of play, Papunhas EC's Frédson Rosa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Radoslaw Arendarski was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Frédson Rosa fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Papunhas EC's protests and gave Frédson Rosa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th match minute, Papunhas EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frédson Rosa to maneuver through the defense. 12 minutes into the match, Papunhas EC's goal looked a bit too open when Szymon Beninda came free, but Ruy Oliveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radoslaw Arendarski came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Papunhas EC's Frédson Rosa. But to his dismay, Frédson Rosa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 20th minute Maurinho Prestes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radoslaw Arendarski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruy Oliveira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Szymon Beninda in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute, Frédson Rosa made a precise shot to the right of Radoslaw Arendarski. RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. RW AHLEN-KNURÓW were furious when Leon Jarocewicz was red carded, 32 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Leon Jarocewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Frédson Rosa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Radoslaw Arendarski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur do Nascimento in the 37th minute of play forced RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's goalkeeper Radoslaw Arendarski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 played minutes Papunhas EC got a freekick which was hit by Artur do Nascimento. Kryspin Miodek came free with the goalkeeper in the 47th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ruy Oliveira could save by the left post. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kryspin Miodek to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Papunhas EC's David Furtado got a free kick in the 51st minute. RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's Lucjan Dropinski couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Papunhas EC. Kryspin Miodek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Ruy Oliveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruy Oliveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacek Prosowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Furtado's late challenge caught a RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Furtado helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th minute, David Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frédson Rosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Papunhas EC booed when RW AHLEN-KNURÓW was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radomil Jaszynski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Radoslaw Arendarski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maurinho Prestes in the 66th minute. Jacek Prosowski charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacek Prosowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 67 played minutes RW AHLEN-KNURÓW got a freekick which was hit by Jacek Prosowski. Patryk Grocholski's late challenge caught a Papunhas EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patryk Grocholski helped the player get up and apologised. 77 minutes into the game, Szymon Beninda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Papunhas EC the free kick. In the 77th match minute, RW AHLEN-KNURÓW was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Szymon Beninda to maneuver through the defense. Maurinho Prestes scored 0-4 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Radoslaw Arendarski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Kryspin Miodek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guilherme Moraes during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th match minute, Papunhas EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guilherme Moraes to maneuver through the defense. After 88 played minutes RW AHLEN-KNURÓW got a freekick which was hit by Patryk Grocholski. In the 90th minute Artur do Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radoslaw Arendarski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th match minute, RW AHLEN-KNURÓW was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kryspin Miodek to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Papunhas EC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.