U23 World League

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 7869 (Terracing: 5903, Seating: 1810, VIP seats: 156) With a little luck, Warriors of Gora™'s Charles Müller got control of the ball when Mikolaj Ratulowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 5th match minute, Warriors of Gora™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basilio Dorado to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute Filiberto Bernebe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Müller saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Momčilo Zafirović notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano. Jorge Caetano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Charles Müller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filiberto Bernebe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Charles Müller made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikolaj Ratulowski in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute Mikolaj Ratulowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Müller saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Zero Gravity getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Filip Tzenov hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wawrzyniec Iwanowski got free with Charles Müller in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A very nice done corner allowed Bob De Loose to score against Charles Müller in Warriors of Gora™'s goal. 1-2 after 27 minutes. Jorge Caetano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basilio Dorado, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Jorge Caetano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baba Baadgaards, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute, Momčilo Zafirović made a precise shot to the right of Jorge Caetano. Zero Gravity's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Basilio Dorado hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 45 minutes into the match, Warriors of Gora™'s goalkeeper Charles Müller had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mikolaj Ratulowski. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Momčilo Zafirović was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baba Baadgaards in the 51st minute of play forced Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Jorge Caetano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52nd minute, Mikolaj Ratulowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zero Gravity fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Charles Müller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wawrzyniec Iwanowski in the 55th minute of the match. After 56 minutes Warriors of Gora™'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wawrzyniec Iwanowski who took care of the corner kick. Zero Gravity's Wawrzyniec Iwanowski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Charles Müller in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Big Ben sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With his leg Jorge Caetano managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Warriors of Gora™'s Momčilo Zafirović fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Zero Gravity booed when Warriors of Gora™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Momčilo Zafirović didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th match minute, Warriors of Gora™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Big Ben to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Warriors of Gora™ getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Feđa Jeremić hit a great ball. In the 90th minute, Mikolaj Ratulowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute Filiberto Bernebe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Müller saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Warriors of Gora™ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.