U23 World League

Lipny Stadion
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Arlindo Meireles acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 9th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Ksawery Zukowski. In the 10th minute, Ksawery Zukowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute Dawid Gizynski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Meireles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arlindo Meireles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoni Ziemba in the 18th minute of play. Arlindo Meireles was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gustaw Jazwiec showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 19 minute of play. Arlindo Meireles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ksawery Zukowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Xurupita FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dawid Gizynski came free, but Arlindo Meireles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kacper Wielkopolski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Lipa KS's Dawid Gizynski in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Xurupita FC's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Dawid Gizynski took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Arlindo Meireles to make any attempt to save it. If Ksawery Zukowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Dawid Gizynski came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Lipa KS 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 Dawid Gizynski couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Teodoro Valle was the one to do the kick off. Gustaw Jazwiec fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arlindo Meireles having to interfere. Arlindo Meireles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dawid Gizynski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arlindo Meireles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ksawery Zukowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Lipa KS's goal looked a bit too open when Renato Aguiar came free, but Kacper Wielkopolski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Xurupita FC's Abel Proença got a free kick in the 61st minute. Arlindo Meireles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ksawery Zukowski in the 64th minute of play. Xurupita FC's Arlindo Meireles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dawid Gizynski in the 65th minute of play. Cyprian Pietrasz's late challenge caught a Xurupita FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cyprian Pietrasz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th match minute, Lipa KS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cyprian Pietrasz to maneuver through the defense. Arlindo Meireles came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Lipa KS's Dawid Gizynski. But to his dismay, Dawid Gizynski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Lipa KS's Kacper Wielkopolski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frédson Donato in the 75th minute of play. If Ksawery Zukowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kacper Wielkopolski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frédson Donato in the 79th minute of the match. Dawid Gizynski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Arlindo Meireles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Dawid Gizynski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arlindo Meireles was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Gustaw Jazwiec managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lipa KS's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustaw Jazwiec was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arlindo Meireles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute, Ricardinho de Azevedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ksawery Zukowski took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arlindo Meireles. Xurupita FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Arlindo Meireles came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Lipa KS's Gustaw Jazwiec. But to his dismay, Gustaw Jazwiec quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antoni Ziemba in the 96th minute of play forced Xurupita FC's goalkeeper Arlindo Meireles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There was no doubt that Lipa KS were the better team. Lipa KS's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.