U23 World League

Gortaty
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aleksander Bykowski made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Myles Honeycutt in the 7th minute of play forced Gortaty's goalkeeper Karol Kopacz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aleksander Bykowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Enoch Carver made a huge save. In the 10th minute, Parker Tomlinson made a precise shot to the right of Karol Kopacz. Gortaty's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Alfredo Souza hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. The long shot by Sebastian Kasiewski in the 21st minute really tested Enoch Carver's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Karol Kopacz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacek Lukas in the 25th minute of the match. Enoch Carver stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aleksander Bykowski's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. 27 minutes into the game, Theodore Stoner was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gortaty the free kick. In the 27th minute, Theodore Stoner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Franciszek Wicherek's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enoch Carver read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Gortaty's Karol Kopacz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Myles Honeycutt in the 34th minute of play. In the 34th match minute, Gortaty was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedykt Siembab to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute, Radowit Siedlecki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 42 minutes into the match, CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksander Bykowski came free, but Enoch Carver reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Franciszek Wicherek ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enoch Carver was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Parker Tomlinson was the one to do the kick off. Enoch Carver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedykt Siembab in the 51st minute of play. Enoch Carver went to the wrong direction when Sebastian Kasiewski was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Kasiewski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enoch Carver was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Gortaty's Benedykt Siembab got a free kick in the 55th minute. Enoch Carver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksander Bykowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Alfredo Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enoch Carver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksander Bykowski in the 70th minute of the match. Theodore Stoner hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Enoch Carver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franciszek Wicherek in the 74th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franciszek Wicherek in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enoch Carver saved CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI from getting behind. A collision led to Gortaty getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Grzegorz Wodaszak hit a great ball. In the 80th minute, Gavin Harvey sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Gortaty's Karol Kopacz didn't even have to move. Enoch Carver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksander Bykowski in the 85th minute of the match. Karol Kopacz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacek Lukas in the 90th minute of play. CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Enoch Carver played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedykt Siembab in the 91st minute of play. 94 minutes into the game, Parker Tomlinson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Karol Kopacz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.