U23 World League

Estádio do Minho
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Maurício Pimentel started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Justo Orlo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Ivan Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Aquilino Zarco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maurício Pimentel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cyryl Zbydniewski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Ivan Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justo Orlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radomir Piglowski kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Justo Orlo charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Justo Orlo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Justo Orlo kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Cyryl Zbydniewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurício Pimentel in the 25th minute of the match. Cyryl Zbydniewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aquilino Zarco in the 27th minute of play. The supporters of Minho FC booed when Majachun was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zygmunt Andrychowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Majachun's goalkeeper Cyryl Zbydniewski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aquilino Zarco. Majachun's Cyryl Zbydniewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurício Pimentel in the 33rd minute of play. In the 39thth minute of the game Remigiusz Cisek who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Minho FC's Ivan Ribeiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ivan Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radomir Piglowski in the 41st minute of the match. 43 minutes had been played when some careless play by Minho FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Olaf Sienkowski was slow to take the kick. During this time Majachun's players had a chance to rest. Majachun's Olaf Sienkowski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ivan Ribeiro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Remigiusz Cisek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cyryl Zbydniewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurício Pimentel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isidoro Vilarinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Cyryl Zbydniewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Remigiusz Cisek to make the kick off. Remigiusz Cisek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Ivan Ribeiro made a huge save. After some careless play in the Majachun defense, Aquilino Zarco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cyryl Zbydniewski. The Majachun fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cyryl Zbydniewski should have stopped the shot. Radomir Piglowski hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Aquilino Zarco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cyryl Zbydniewski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 64th minute Maurício Pimentel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cyryl Zbydniewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Remigiusz Cisek might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivan Ribeiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Remigiusz Cisek ran back to his position shaking his head. Remigiusz Cisek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Ivan Ribeiro made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aquilino Zarco in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cyryl Zbydniewski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Aquilino Zarco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cyryl Zbydniewski was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. 74 minutes into the match, Majachun's goal looked a bit too open when Aquilino Zarco came free, but Cyryl Zbydniewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isidoro Vilarinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Cyryl Zbydniewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquilino Zarco in the 79th minute of play forced Majachun's goalkeeper Cyryl Zbydniewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isidoro Vilarinho struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Cyryl Zbydniewski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Minho FC. After a rather tough play, Majachun's Radomir Piglowski got a free kick in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Aquilino Zarco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cyryl Zbydniewski. Majachun's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aquilino Zarco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 89th minute, Zygmunt Andrychowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Majachun's Cyryl Zbydniewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jordão Figueiredo in the 90th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maurício Pimentel in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cyryl Zbydniewski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Minho FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Majachun for a fine match.