U23 World League

HARAKIRI
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ferreirinha Vinhas kicked off to start the match. Pedrinho de Queirós made an important save on a dangerous shot by Barnaba Bazylnikov in the 5th minute. Pedrinho de Queirós made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Barnaba Bazylnikov sent off a good shot on target. Pedrinho de Queirós was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Barnaba Bazylnikov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. Alfa FC's Pedrinho de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldemar Domaracki in the 10th minute of play. Walery Pilarski hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After 14 minutes of play, Alfa FC's Ferreirinha Vinhas made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jan Andrzejewski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jan Andrzejewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurício de Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Zgierskie Zlewy's goal looked a bit too open when Maurício de Lara came free, but Jan Andrzejewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zgierskie Zlewy's Napoleon Literski got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Barnaba Bazylnikov's late challenge caught a Alfa FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Barnaba Bazylnikov helped the player get up and apologised. Jan Andrzejewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovani Viana, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 35th match minute, Zgierskie Zlewy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sylwester Frenzel to maneuver through the defense. Geovani Viana didn't quite understand what happened when in the 37 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferreirinha Vinhas in the 39th minute of play forced Zgierskie Zlewy's goalkeeper Jan Andrzejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedrinho de Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldemar Domaracki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferreirinha Vinhas in the 44th minute of play forced Zgierskie Zlewy's goalkeeper Jan Andrzejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Waldemar Domaracki fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Pedrinho de Queirós, passed just outside the right post. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

52 minutes into the match, Alfa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Napoleon Literski came free, but Pedrinho de Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan Andrzejewski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Camargo in the 54th minute. When Sylwester Frenzel was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 56 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Zgierskie Zlewy's Sylwester Frenzel got a free kick in the 56th minute. After a rather tough play, Alfa FC's Hugo Neiva got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute, Napoleon Literski 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. Zgierskie Zlewy's Waldemar Domaracki got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedrinho de Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Napoleon Literski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zgierskie Zlewy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Barnaba Bazylnikov in the 76th minute. In the 82nd minute, Waldemar Domaracki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zgierskie Zlewy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferreirinha Vinhas in the 85th minute of play forced Zgierskie Zlewy's goalkeeper Jan Andrzejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Waldemar Domaracki came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Zgierskie Zlewy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Waldemar Domaracki couldn't finish the play. 89 minutes into the match, Alfa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Waldemar Domaracki came free, but Pedrinho de Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes had been played when some careless play by Alfa FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Barnaba Bazylnikov was slow to take the kick. During this time Zgierskie Zlewy's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Walery Pilarski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Alfa FC's Pedrinho de Queirós did a great save. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Zgierskie Zlewy fans cheered their team off the field, for while Alfa FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.