U23 World League

JUVENTUS STADIUM
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roch Betonowy took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mino Domene took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roch Betonowy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Śląsk Bytom's Piotr Gecionis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gombal Lidon in the 5th minute of play. The corner ended in Giorgio Chiellini almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Śląsk Bytom's Piotr Gecionis did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gombal Lidon got free with Piotr Gecionis in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 18 played minutes Śląsk Bytom got a freekick which was hit by Alfred Nocny. Piotr Gecionis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gombal Lidon's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. After 20 minutes Śląsk Bytom's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Giorgio Chiellini who took care of the corner kick. Alessandro Del Piero made a great header on JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's corner, it was just that Śląsk Bytom's Piotr Gecionis managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Śląsk Bytom's Piotr Gecionis got control of the ball when Gombal Lidon tried to sneak it across the goal line. Śląsk Bytom's Piotr Gecionis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gombal Lidon in the 28th minute of play. Mino Domene showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roch Betonowy in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th minute Alessandro Del Piero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Piotr Gecionis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Piotr Gecionis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Del Piero in the 36th minute of the match. Gombal Lidon came free with the goalkeeper in the 39th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Piotr Gecionis could save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gombal Lidon got free with Piotr Gecionis in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Czeslaw Rakowski hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 2-0 became the score in the 44th minute when Gombal Lidon elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alessandro Del Piero was the one to do the kick off. Piotr Gecionis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gombal Lidon in the 51st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Lucila Bilbao got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Lucjan Sochacki's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mino Domene firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 61st minute Gombal Lidon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Piotr Gecionis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute of the match JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC got a corner. Śląsk Bytom's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Giorgio Chiellini ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Gombal Lidon getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The supporters of JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC booed when Śląsk Bytom was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krzysztof Wieck didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Śląsk Bytom's goal looked a bit too open when Gombal Lidon came free, but Piotr Gecionis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd match minute, Śląsk Bytom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Napoleon Wietrzychowski to maneuver through the defense. After 76 played minutes Śląsk Bytom got a freekick which was hit by Roch Betonowy. Piotr Gecionis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Del Piero in the 77th minute of play. When Maciek Hana fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Śląsk Bytom's protests and gave Maciek Hana a yellow card for diving instead. In the 78th minute, Maciek Hana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th minute of the match Lucila Bilbao sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Piotr Gecionis skillfully saved the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucjan Sochacki got free with Mino Domene in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Alessandro Del Piero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Śląsk Bytom booed when JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucila Bilbao didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th match minute, Śląsk Bytom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Szczepan Klocko to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute of the match Giorgio Chiellini sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Piotr Gecionis skillfully saved the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Śląsk Bytom's goal looked a bit too open when Gombal Lidon came free, but Piotr Gecionis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.