U23 World League

Stadion Miejski
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Miromir Lichorobiec started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Válter Nogueira kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Sergio Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miromir Lichorobiec, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 9th minute Szymon Faron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olgierd Pietrasz kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Bartosz Lech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melchor Rosio, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Sporting de Gijón's Benigno Eriz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Bartosz Lech in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melchor Rosio in the 15th minute of play forced Shaolin soccer's goalkeeper Bartosz Lech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Szymon Faron came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Shaolin soccer 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 Szymon Faron couldn't finish the play. In the 20th minute, Olgierd Pietrasz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st match minute, Sporting de Gijón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elpidio Bixintxo to maneuver through the defense. If Wiktor Domeradzki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bartosz Lech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Bixintxo in the 27th minute of the match. Sergio Romero made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Miromir Lichorobiec sent off a good shot on target. Sergio Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Szczepan Matuch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bartosz Lech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melchor Rosio, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Shaolin soccer's Bartosz Lech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Di Maria in the 42nd minute of play. Elpidio Bixintxo made a great header on Sporting de Gijón's corner, it was just that Shaolin soccer's Bartosz Lech managed to reach the ball for a save. Bartosz Lech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melchor Rosio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elpidio Bixintxo was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Sporting de Gijón booed when Shaolin soccer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pawel Pazura didn't get a good kick on the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's Elpidio Bixintxo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bartosz Lech narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Wiktor Domeradzki scored 1-3 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sergio Romero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Celestino Illart's late challenge caught a Shaolin soccer's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celestino Illart helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Sporting de Gijón's Celestino Illart got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute of the game Olgierd Pietrasz made a throw-in which Szczepan Matuch played forward. In the 76th minute Szymon Faron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sergio Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miromir Lichorobiec in the 77th minute of the match. In the 79th minute Miromir Lichorobiec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Shaolin soccer's goalkeeper Bartosz Lech, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Sporting de Gijón's Válter Nogueira got a free kick in the 91st minute. After a rather tough play, Sporting de Gijón's Válter Nogueira got a free kick in the 94th minute. When Borys Gacek came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Shaolin soccer 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 Borys Gacek couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miromir Lichorobiec in the 97th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Sporting de Gijón supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sporting de Gijón would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.