U23 World League

Stadion Stawienko
Spectators: 8063 (Terracing: 6049, Seating: 1854, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Khamzat Chimaev kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Ismael Furlan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zbyszek Kaider. MZetowe Mastodonty's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ismael Furlan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind MZetowe Mastodonty's goalkeeper Zbyszek Kaider, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tor Echegoyen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khamzat Chimaev, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 15 minutes into the match, MZetowe Mastodonty's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Furlan came free, but Zbyszek Kaider reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Momentum FC's Ismael Furlan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zbyszek Kaider narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tor Echegoyen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khamzat Chimaev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Ismael Furlan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zbyszek Kaider was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. When Ismael Furlan came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Momentum FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ismael Furlan couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Momentum FC's Cosme Cordarryl got a free kick in the 28th minute. Tor Echegoyen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khamzat Chimaev, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ismael Furlan in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zbyszek Kaider saved MZetowe Mastodonty from getting behind. Tor Echegoyen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khamzat Chimaev, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Zbyszek Kaider showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Furlan in the 38th minute of the match. A collision led to MZetowe Mastodonty getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Eugeniusz Mentis hit a great ball. If Ismael Furlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ismael Furlan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Momentum FC's Luís Fábio Pontes managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Julian Wojtowicz in the 51 minute of the game. 52 minutes into the match, Momentum FC's goal looked a bit too open when Khamzat Chimaev came free, but Tor Echegoyen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zbyszek Kaider made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ismael Furlan in the 54th minute. 64 minutes into the match, Ismael Furlan notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of MZetowe Mastodonty's Zbyszek Kaider. Zbyszek Kaider was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ismael Furlan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zbyszek Kaider came out and tried to block the shot, but Ismael Furlan slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 67th minute. In the 74th minute, Roch Haszczak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th match minute, MZetowe Mastodonty was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roch Haszczak to maneuver through the defense. Zbyszek Kaider showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincent Abubakar, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khamzat Chimaev in the 85th minute of play forced Momentum FC's goalkeeper Tor Echegoyen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute of the match Momentum FC got a corner. MZetowe Mastodonty's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benedicto Eladio ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Benedicto Eladio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MZetowe Mastodonty's Zbyszek Kaider did a great save. Momentum FC were awarded a corner in the 92th minute after MZetowe Mastodonty's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Benedicto Eladio took the corner. The corner ended in Arni Urb almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MZetowe Mastodonty's Zbyszek Kaider did a great save. The MZetowe Mastodonty fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Momentum FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.