U23 World League

Stadion Miejski
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Miromir Lichorobiec started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona Lassa's goal looked a bit too open when Szymon Faron came free, but Svyatoslav Botvinnikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Shaolin soccer booed when FC Barcelona Lassa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efim Lentovskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szczepan Matuch in the 7th minute of play forced FC Barcelona Lassa's goalkeeper Svyatoslav Botvinnikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Shaolin soccer's zone, Zinoviy Kornilov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bartosz Lech came out of the goal and Zinoviy Kornilov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 10th minute, Miromir Lichorobiec got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Efim Lentovskiy struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Bartosz Lech didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Barcelona Lassa. The supporters of FC Barcelona Lassa booed when Shaolin soccer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiktor Domeradzki didn't get a good kick on the ball. When FC Barcelona Lassa's Vitaliy Tinkov in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shaolin soccer's goalie prevented a goal. When FC Barcelona Lassa's Vitaliy Tinkov in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shaolin soccer's goalie prevented a goal. Bartosz Lech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efim Lentovskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. When Vitaliy Tinkov came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the FC Barcelona Lassa 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 Vitaliy Tinkov couldn't finish the play. Bartosz Lech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zinoviy Kornilov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute of the match FC Barcelona Lassa got a corner. Shaolin soccer's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ilya Abramov ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Ilya Abramov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bartosz Lech quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vitaliy Tinkov made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in FC Barcelona Lassa's zone, Miromir Lichorobiec stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Svyatoslav Botvinnikov came out of the goal and Miromir Lichorobiec tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Svyatoslav Botvinnikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miromir Lichorobiec in the 54th minute of play. Shaolin soccer's Bartosz Lech proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Shaolin soccer from getting a goal against them. If Szymon Faron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Svyatoslav Botvinnikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Szymon Faron in the 57th minute of play. Bartosz Lech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efim Lentovskiy in the 59th minute of the match. Bartosz Lech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efim Lentovskiy in the 63rd minute of the match. FC Barcelona Lassa's Vitaliy Tinkov got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 66th minute, Zinoviy Kornilov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67thth minute of the game Miromir Lichorobiec who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Barcelona Lassa's Svyatoslav Botvinnikov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Szymon Faron was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szczepan Matuch in the 74th minute of play forced FC Barcelona Lassa's goalkeeper Svyatoslav Botvinnikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Zinoviy Kornilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vitaliy Tinkov in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bartosz Lech saved Shaolin soccer from getting behind. A collision led to Shaolin soccer getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Wiktor Domeradzki hit a great ball. Zinoviy Kornilov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Bartosz Lech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to FC Barcelona Lassa getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Leonid Karpov hit a great ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Borys Gacek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shaolin soccer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Borys Gacek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Despite being the better team, FC Barcelona Lassa failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.