U23 World League

Héctor Ñato Vacou
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Robert Giejda started the match with the kick off. Ulryk Kociniewski kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 5th minute Ale Kocur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Landaburu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luis Landaburu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Giejda in the 8th minute of play. It was a well-played corner which Rosendo Goito managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Roch Wawrukiewicz made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Anacleto Kinsen sent off a good shot on target. Zjem Cię's Roch Wawrukiewicz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Zjem Cię from getting a goal against them. Luis Landaburu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulryk Kociniewski in the 18th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's goal looked a bit too open when Bogumil Olchawa came free, but Luis Landaburu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luis Landaburu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Giejda, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Julio Gudesteo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Roch Wawrukiewicz made a huge save. In the 23rd minute Ale Kocur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Landaburu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Zjem Cię's goalkeeper Roch Wawrukiewicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anacleto Kinsen. Luis Landaburu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ale Kocur in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Ale Kocur left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zjem Cię fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogumil Olchawa in the 40th minute of play forced Atlético y Tiro Rqta's goalkeeper Luis Landaburu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anacleto Kinsen's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Roch Wawrukiewicz firmly grabbed it by the left post. After the first half Zjem Cię were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Julio Gudesteo was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Martin Thomas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roch Wawrukiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57thth minute of the game Martin Thomas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zjem Cię's Roch Wawrukiewicz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's Luis Landaburu got control of the ball when Robert Giejda tried to sneak it across the goal line. Martin Thomas hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Bogumil Olchawa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luis Landaburu having to interfere. In the 66th minute, Robert Giejda reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luis Landaburu. The goal made the score 0-2. Luis Landaburu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulryk Kociniewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luis Landaburu made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Bogumil Olchawa sent off a good shot on target. Martin Thomas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roch Wawrukiewicz having to interfere. Luis Landaburu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Giejda in the 79th minute of the match. Martin Thomas took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roch Wawrukiewicz. Roch Wawrukiewicz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After 89 played minutes Atlético y Tiro Rqta got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Isusko. When the match was over Zjem Cię could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Atlético y Tiro Rqta throughout the match.