U23 World League

Krakow Stadion
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Maciej Drzewucki got the match started through his kick off. If Edgar Zbydniowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valdomiro Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Zbydniowski in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, New England Patriots's goalkeeper Valdomiro Nunes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maciej Drzewucki. João Augusto Coelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute, Edgar Zbydniowski 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. Edgar Zbydniowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Valdomiro Nunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to FC Kraków1983 getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Maciej Drzewucki hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duda Pitta in the 40th minute of play forced FC Kraków1983's goalkeeper Tobiasz Klawke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reginaldo Prado hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. 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.

55 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when New England Patriots's João Augusto Coelho fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maciej Drzewucki in the 57th minute of play forced New England Patriots's goalkeeper Valdomiro Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Kraków1983's Cyprian Knopek got a free kick in the 61st minute. 61 minutes into the match, New England Patriots's Mazinho de Sousa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tobiasz Klawke narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duda Pitta in the 64th minute of play forced FC Kraków1983's goalkeeper Tobiasz Klawke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgar Zbydniowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Valdomiro Nunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 71 minutes, Mikolaj Kornasiewicz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Kraków1983 and the New England Patriots players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Kraków1983 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! FC Kraków1983:s Tobiasz Klawke showed great skill when he stopped Mazinho de Sousa:s penalty. Tobiasz Klawke was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Duda Pitta capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Duda Pitta really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maciej Drzewucki in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valdomiro Nunes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tobiasz Klawke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Didi Castro in the 94th minute of play. The New England Patriots supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing New England Patriots would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.