U23 World League

Patissia Arena
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leonard Chirculescu made the kick off which started today's match. When Mateusz Glembin fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's protests and gave Mateusz Glembin a yellow card for diving instead. Gilbert Cisek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Chirculescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Karol Deput might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Virgil Olariu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Karol Deput ran back to his position shaking his head. Luca Tomozei charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luca Tomozei the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leonard Chirculescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Gilbert Cisek made a huge save. Lucjan Ciechocki hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Paralia Athens's Dorel Găman got a free kick in the 18th minute. After some careless play in the Paralia Athens defense, Karol Deput kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Virgil Olariu. The Paralia Athens fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Virgil Olariu should have stopped the shot. After 26 minutes, Leonard Chirculescu made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's Gilbert Cisek tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Gilbert Cisek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonard Chirculescu in the 29th minute of play. Tomasz Pstrongowski hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Chirculescu in the 32nd minute of play forced Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's goalkeeper Gilbert Cisek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Chirculescu came free, but Gilbert Cisek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilbert Cisek came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Paralia Athens's Unai Herrera. But to his dismay, Unai Herrera quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 44th minute, Mircea Robu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomasz Pstrongowski was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonard Chirculescu in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gilbert Cisek prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 62 minutes of play, Paralia Athens's Leonard Chirculescu made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gilbert Cisek was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gilbert Cisek didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Paralia Athens's Leonard Chirculescu shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 70th match minute, Paralia Athens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorel Găman to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's Lukasz Naujasodis seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lukasz Naujasodis the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Rozbryzgane Rogale FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lukasz Naujasodis had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. When Lucjan Ciechocki, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 79 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Virgil Olariu was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 82nd minute, Unai Herrera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Paralia Athens fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. After a rather tough play, Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's Lucjan Ciechocki got a free kick in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szczepan Zawacki in the 93rd minute of play forced Paralia Athens's goalkeeper Virgil Olariu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Paralia Athens getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Costel Neagoe hit a great ball. Virgil Olariu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 98th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Tomasz Pstrongowski. Paralia Athens's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.