U23 World League

Ajax Arena
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kacper Wnukowski started the match with the kick off. Wojciech Szczęsny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uzuri Zamarripa in the 4th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Ajax Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Dantel Villatoro came free, but Wojciech Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th match minute, Ajax Poland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Przemyslaw Latocha to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute, Dantel Villatoro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wojciech Szczęsny was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Lambis Mavros came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Carqueja 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 Lambis Mavros couldn't finish the play. Ajax Poland were furious when Michal Pazdan was red carded, 21 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 22nd minute, Michal Pazdan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute, Leopoldo Benavidez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Carqueja fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. If Maciej Żurawski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the match, Carqueja's goal looked a bit too open when Maciej Żurawski came free, but Kerem Ceyhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mogel Izcaray recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 41st match minute, Carqueja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlondo Mathey to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute, Maciej Żurawski fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Damian Pilarski kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Wladyslaw Mios charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wladyslaw Mios the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 53 played minutes Ajax Poland got a freekick which was hit by Wladyslaw Mios. Dantel Villatoro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Wojciech Szczęsny skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Wojciech Szczęsny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uzuri Zamarripa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maciej Żurawski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kacper Wnukowski kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. A long shot from Mogel Izcaray in the 65th minute of play was well struck, but Wojciech Szczęsny made a really good save at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Benavidez in the 66th minute of play forced Ajax Poland's goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute, Kacper Wnukowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carqueja's Mogel Izcaray couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 69th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Ajax Poland. If Fiz Loño had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Lambis Mavros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Carqueja's supporters rose to their feet, but Lambis Mavros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wojciech Szczęsny breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 84 minutes into the match, Ajax Poland's goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dantel Villatoro. In the 87th match minute, Ajax Poland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Przemyslaw Latocha to maneuver through the defense. Wojciech Szczęsny was a little too slow when Mogel Izcaray got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 0-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lambis Mavros got free with Wojciech Szczęsny in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.