U23 World League

Reino de Valencia
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) CAFE FUTBOL TCZEW's Alan Butler started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the match, INTOCABLES 2oo4's goal looked a bit too open when Alan Butler came free, but Jose Manuel Sempere reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dariusz Jaroszewicz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damian Abrego's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Damian Abrego in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dariusz Jaroszewicz saved CAFE FUTBOL TCZEW from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damian Abrego got free with Dariusz Jaroszewicz in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Miguel Ángel Mista could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Dariusz Jaroszewicz made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri Toledo in the 22nd minute of play forced INTOCABLES 2oo4's goalkeeper Jose Manuel Sempere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Yuri Toledo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of INTOCABLES 2oo4's Jose Manuel Sempere. Jose Manuel Sempere was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Karl-Henry Schweinsteiger took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jose Manuel Sempere. INTOCABLES 2oo4's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jose Manuel Sempere took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teobald Puzio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Marchena hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 35th match minute, CAFE FUTBOL TCZEW was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fermin Pirmin to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Miguel Ángel Mista put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Dariusz Jaroszewicz. INTOCABLES 2oo4's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Robert Ayala in the 42nd minute. Dariusz Jaroszewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Abrego in the 44th minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Miguel Ángel Mista made the kick off in the second half. Robert Ayala's late challenge caught a CAFE FUTBOL TCZEW's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Robert Ayala helped the player get up and apologised. In the 57th minute of the match Carlos Marchena sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dariusz Jaroszewicz skillfully saved the ball. Tomás Marques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alan Butler in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jose Manuel Sempere, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damian Abrego in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dariusz Jaroszewicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alan Butler came free with the goalkeeper in the 78th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jose Manuel Sempere could save by the left post. CAFE FUTBOL TCZEW's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Karl-Henry Schweinsteiger in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, Alan Butler 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. Dariusz Jaroszewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Abrego in the 83rd minute of play. When INTOCABLES 2oo4's Damian Abrego in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CAFE FUTBOL TCZEW's goalie prevented a goal. Teobald Puzio's late challenge caught a INTOCABLES 2oo4's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teobald Puzio helped the player get up and apologised. Teobald Puzio hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. After having played for 94 minutes, Teobald Puzio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CAFE FUTBOL TCZEW's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teobald Puzio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.