U23 World League

KND Family
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marian Niedzwiecki took the kick off in the first half of the match. KN ZGORZELEC's Piotr Pietrowiak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Sánchez in the 3rd minute of play. Gai Alavedra kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, David Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tirant lo Blanch's supporters rose to their feet, but David Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Piotr Pietrowiak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jose Manuel Sempere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislaw Sienkiewicz in the 12th minute of play. Fabian Cwojdak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Jose Manuel Sempere made a huge save. In the 15th minute Fabian Cwojdak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Manuel Sempere saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, KN ZGORZELEC's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Sánchez came free, but Piotr Pietrowiak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18thth minute of the game Juan Sánchez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KN ZGORZELEC's Piotr Pietrowiak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Piotr Pietrowiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Sánchez in the 19th minute of the match. A collision led to Tirant lo Blanch getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Alain Morientes hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute Juan Sánchez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Piotr Pietrowiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute of the match KN ZGORZELEC got a corner. Tirant lo Blanch's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antoni Pisarczyk ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 36th minute Stanislaw Sienkiewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Manuel Sempere saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juan Sánchez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 47 minutes, Juan Sánchez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tirant lo Blanch's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juan Sánchez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Juan Sánchez to strike the kick off in the second half. If Juan Sánchez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jose Manuel Sempere took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Niedzwiecki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tirant lo Blanch's Jose Manuel Sempere played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marian Niedzwiecki in the 55th minute of play. Jose Manuel Sempere stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabian Cwojdak's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. David Silva charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Silva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 62 played minutes Tirant lo Blanch got a freekick which was hit by David Silva. Juan Sánchez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Piotr Pietrowiak having to make a save. Jose Manuel Sempere didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when KN ZGORZELEC's Marian Niedzwiecki shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. With a little luck, KN ZGORZELEC's Piotr Pietrowiak got control of the ball when Juan Sánchez tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 84th minute Vicente Rodríguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Piotr Pietrowiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Tirant lo Blanch's Juan Sánchez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Piotr Pietrowiak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sylwester Gdaniec charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sylwester Gdaniec the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 90th match minute, KN ZGORZELEC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sylwester Gdaniec to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sergi Baeza during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Tirant lo Blanch getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Sergi Baeza hit a great ball. KN ZGORZELEC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.