U23 World League

Lipny Stadion
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Elizardo Arzube made the kick off which started today's match. Aztore Sarantes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zbyszek Walentowicz's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Golaszewski in the 14th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Aztore Sarantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomasz Solarek hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Kacper Wielkopolski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elizardo Arzube, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aztore Sarantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dawid Gizynski in the 21st minute of play. Lipa KS's Marcin Domarecki was substituted for Zbyszek Walentowicz. After 27 played minutes El Pinar got a freekick which was hit by Urtsua Flayre. After 28 played minutes, Lipa KS's Ksawery Zukowski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aztore Sarantes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lipa KS reached it. In the 31st match minute, Lipa KS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ksawery Zukowski to maneuver through the defense. Lipa KS's Kacper Wielkopolski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosario Encalada in the 32nd minute of play. With a little luck, El Pinar's Aztore Sarantes got control of the ball when Dawid Gizynski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aztore Sarantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radomir Klocko in the 36th minute of play. Lipa KS's Kacper Wielkopolski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Borrero in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th match minute, Lipa KS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radomir Klocko to maneuver through the defense. Herbert Golaszewski hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. With 45 minutes on the clock, Urtsua Flayre commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Urtsua Flayre kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcin Domarecki to make the kick off. Kacper Wielkopolski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Lazaeta in the 53rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the El Pinar defense, Marcin Domarecki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aztore Sarantes. The El Pinar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aztore Sarantes should have stopped the shot. After 61 played minutes Lipa KS got a freekick which was hit by Ksawery Zukowski. In the 66th minute Marcin Domarecki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aztore Sarantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ksawery Zukowski in the 78th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Aztore Sarantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Cyprian Pietrasz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kacper Wielkopolski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rosario Encalada, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Aztore Sarantes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcin Domarecki went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. A collision led to Lipa KS getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Ksawery Zukowski hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, El Pinar's goal looked a bit too open when Herbert Golaszewski came free, but Aztore Sarantes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute Marcin Domarecki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aztore Sarantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lipa KS's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.