U23 World League

Phantasy Arena
Spectators: 7839 (Terracing: 5881, Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Feliks Gibowski started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Ján Bartal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bara Bara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bara Bara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ján Bartal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bara Bara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juraj Grenčík's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Ján Kolman got a throw-in 21 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Richard Mihálek. Phantasy World's Bara Bara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ján Bartal in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Marek Citko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bara Bara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juraj Grenčík, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Kukova's goalkeeper Václav Židek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Phantasy World's Miroslaw Szymkowiak got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 42nd minute, Phantasy World's Jaroslaw Kensicki ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Václav Židek. Václav Židek yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 46 minutes into the match, Phantasy World's goal looked a bit too open when Matej Ťažký came free, but Bara Bara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Matej Ťažký in the 51st minute of play forced Phantasy World's goalkeeper Bara Bara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Phantasy World booed when FC Kukova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ján Kolman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Phantasy World were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after FC Kukova's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Feliks Gibowski took the corner. The corner led Phantasy World's Feliks Gibowski to fire away a dangerous shot which Václav Židek despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Edward Milko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Václav Židek was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 60 minutes, Bara Bara successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, Phantasy World's Bara Bara got control of the ball when Juraj Grenčík tried to sneak it across the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Phantasy World's goalkeeper Bara Bara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ján Bartal. After 71 minutes, Dominik Olszewski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Phantasy World and the FC Kukova players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dominik Olszewski hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Denis Tandlich kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Jaroslaw Kensicki made a precise shot to the right of Václav Židek. FC Kukova's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Ján Bartal scored 2-1 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bara Bara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to FC Kukova getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Ján Kolman hit a great ball. The corner ended in Feliks Gibowski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Kukova's Václav Židek did a great save.