U23 World League

Andrés Murillo
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. John Villalon started the match with the kick off. Tuncer Polathan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waclaw Rakowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers John Villalon in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucjan Polakowski saved Agresywne Leniwce from getting behind. If John Villalon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Tapa Red F.C's Celipe Zamarripa got a free kick in the 11th minute. John Villalon did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Lucjan Polakowski 15 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 18th minute of the game. One of Agresywne Leniwce:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Tapa Red F.C:s goal. After 21 played minutes Tapa Red F.C got a freekick which was hit by Celipe Zamarripa. In the 23rd minute Waclaw Rakowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tuncer Polathan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucjan Polakowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Villalon in the 24th minute of play. Tuncer Polathan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waclaw Rakowski in the 26th minute of play. John Villalon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 3-0 when John Villalon sped through Agresywne Leniwce's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lucjan Polakowski. John Villalon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Lucjan Polakowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the game, John Villalon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Lucjan Polakowski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 43rd minute, John Villalon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucjan Polakowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. John Villalon struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Lucjan Polakowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tapa Red F.C. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Waclaw Rakowski made a kick off. The audience was convinced that John Villalon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucjan Polakowski was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. When Tapa Red F.C's John Villalon in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Agresywne Leniwce's goalie prevented a goal. Tapa Red F.C's John Villalon got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 69 minutes into the match, John Villalon notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Agresywne Leniwce's Lucjan Polakowski. Lucjan Polakowski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 72nd minute, John Villalon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tapa Red F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. 75 minutes into the match, Agresywne Leniwce's goal looked a bit too open when John Villalon came free, but Lucjan Polakowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 78 minutes, John Villalon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tapa Red F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but John Villalon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 81 minutes into the match, Agresywne Leniwce's goal looked a bit too open when John Villalon came free, but Lucjan Polakowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tapa Red F.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hong Zhen Hui in the 85th minute. The corner led Tapa Red F.C's Tiago Herro to fire away a dangerous shot which Lucjan Polakowski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 97 minutes into the match, John Villalon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucjan Polakowski. Agresywne Leniwce's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that John Villalon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. Tapa Red F.C were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Agresywne Leniwce for a fine match.