U21 World League

Arena Julio Verne
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Richard Ferreira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Waldemar Tyszka put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Gil de Medeiros. Robert Beninda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil de Medeiros having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Nautilus's zone, Alekos Kadoglou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gil de Medeiros came out of the goal and Alekos Kadoglou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Cedynia's Robert Beninda in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nautilus's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Waldemar Tyszka in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gil de Medeiros saved Nautilus from getting behind. 31 minutes into the game, Robert Beninda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Gil de Medeiros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robert Beninda in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gil de Medeiros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gil de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldemar Tyszka in the 37th minute of play. After having played for 39 minutes, Robert Beninda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cedynia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robert Beninda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Waldemar Tyszka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Nautilus players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cedynia were winning 0-8.

The wind increased when Robert Beninda made the kick off in the second half. Gil de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Beninda in the 54th minute of play. Nautilus's defense didn't have a chance, in the 57th minute, when Robert Beninda scored to the left of an out of position Gil de Medeiros, making the score, 0-9. In the 61st minute, Waldemar Tyszka made a precise shot to the right of Gil de Medeiros. Nautilus's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. Waldemar Tyszka was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 65th minute. Cedynia's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Cedynia's Robert Beninda got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Nautilus's zone, Robert Beninda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gil de Medeiros came out of the goal and Robert Beninda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 71st minute Robert Beninda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Cedynia's Robert Beninda slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gil de Medeiros. That made the score 0-11 after 73 minutes of play. The audience was convinced that Robert Beninda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gil de Medeiros was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. If Robert Beninda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 86 minutes into the match, Nautilus's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Beninda came free, but Gil de Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 87 minutes, Marcelinho de Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nautilus's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelinho de Andrade was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Waldemar Tyszka got free with Gil de Medeiros in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd minute Robert Beninda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Waldemar Tyszka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil de Medeiros having to interfere. Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Beninda in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Cedynia left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Nautilus.