U23 World League

Estadio La Escuelita
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) After a rather tough play, Szczakowianka's Karol Zapolski got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After 4 minutes, Maciej Haszczak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Szczakowianka and the Legacy Youth Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Maciej Haszczak kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Thibaut Courtois stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Reynaldo Cebo's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute, Reynaldo Cebo had to leave the field with a concussion. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mikolaj Gamza during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mikolaj Gamza hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Gaudencio Bermudez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Legacy Youth Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Gaudencio Bermudez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thibaut Courtois breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 12th minute Humberto Cordarryl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibaut Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Thibaut Courtois managed to avoid a goal in the 13thth minute, when Legacy Youth Academy's Faustino Montez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Szczakowianka's Thibaut Courtois got control of the ball when Gaudencio Bermudez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Maciej Haszczak hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Humberto Cordarryl received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Thibaut Courtois came out and tried to block the shot, but Humberto Cordarryl slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 16th minute. 22 minutes into the game, Jonatan Marin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Legacy Youth Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Szczakowianka the free kick. Jonatan Marin hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute, Erubiel Gotzon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto Cordarryl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilfredo Oliveiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Faustino Montez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Thibaut Courtois skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 32 minutes into the match, Szczakowianka's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Humberto Cordarryl. Karol Zapolski took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lisandro Rameriz. Lisandro Rameriz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. With 38 minutes on the clock, Juan Antonio Lyadov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 38 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Legacy Youth Academy! Legacy Youth Academy:s Lisandro Rameriz showed great skill when he stopped Maciej Haszczak:s penalty. Faustino Montez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Thibaut Courtois made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cezary Niemojewski to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Humberto Cordarryl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibaut Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Szczakowianka's Mikolaj Gamza got his second yellow card of the match in the 54th minute. The referee ordered Mikolaj Gamza off the ground. Mikolaj Gamza kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. After 56 played minutes Szczakowianka got a freekick which was hit by Walery Niedbalski. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Bermudez in the 58th minute of play. In the 63rd play minute Karol Zapolski came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Lisandro Rameriz. 1-3. Karol Zapolski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Cordarryl in the 89th minute of play forced Szczakowianka's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maciej Haszczak was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 91st minute. Szczakowianka's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 91 minutes into the match, Karol Zapolski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lisandro Rameriz. Legacy Youth Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karol Zapolski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Maciej Haszczak got his second yellow card in the match during the 95th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Legacy Youth Academy booed when Szczakowianka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maciej Haszczak didn't get a good kick on the ball.