U23 World League

Diego A. Milito
Spectators: 7831 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dariusz Modrzewski got the match started through his kick off. When Emanuel Obafuso came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Racing Club【LBF】 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 Emanuel Obafuso couldn't finish the play. Cláudio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dariusz Modrzewski in the 7th minute of play. Emanuel Obafuso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Lucjan Tscherner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wasyl Dziewedik in the 12th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Manuel Marchidan took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Lucjan Tscherner to make any attempt to save it. 23 minutes into the match, Działki Leśne Gdynia's goalkeeper Lucjan Tscherner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Marchidan. Sérgio Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucjan Tscherner having to interfere. Manuel Marchidan had several of the Działki Leśne Gdynia's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 30 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Lucjan Tscherner as he didn't even see the shot coming. With his leg Lucjan Tscherner managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when Racing Club【LBF】's Manuel Marchidan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dariusz Modrzewski in the 37th minute of the match. Zachariasz Golob hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Severino Jatsu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lucjan Tscherner. Działki Leśne Gdynia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Walery Rudy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wasyl Dziewedik took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cláudio Taffarel. Cláudio Taffarel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manuel Marchidan made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Severino Jatsu made a precise shot to the right of Lucjan Tscherner. Działki Leśne Gdynia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 57thth minute of the game Manuel Marchidan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Działki Leśne Gdynia's Lucjan Tscherner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Marchidan in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucjan Tscherner saved Działki Leśne Gdynia from getting behind. In the 63rdth minute of the game Manuel Marchidan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Działki Leśne Gdynia's Lucjan Tscherner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Emanuel Obafuso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lucjan Tscherner read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dariusz Modrzewski in the 68th minute of the match. Wasyl Dziewedik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Cláudio Taffarel made a huge save. Walery Rudy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Racing Club【LBF】 made a substitution. Jaime Cordero replaced Severino Jatsu. Działki Leśne Gdynia's Dariusz Modrzewski got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 82nd minute of the match Działki Leśne Gdynia got a corner. Racing Club【LBF】's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cyryl Borcz ran over to the corner to take the kick. Cyryl Borcz made a great header on Działki Leśne Gdynia's corner, it was just that Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Marchidan in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucjan Tscherner saved Działki Leśne Gdynia from getting behind. After 85 minutes Działki Leśne Gdynia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jeffrey Taverniers who took care of the corner kick. Lucjan Tscherner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Marchidan in the 92nd minute of play. Alejo Galoer's late challenge caught a Działki Leśne Gdynia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alejo Galoer helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Racing Club【LBF】's Alejo Galoer got a free kick in the 93rd minute. After 94 minutes, Slawomir Kornatowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Działki Leśne Gdynia and the Racing Club【LBF】 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Działki Leśne Gdynia getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Slawomir Kornatowski hit a great ball. Racing Club【LBF】 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Działki Leśne Gdynia for a fine match.