U23 World League

SSC NAPOLI
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Leigh Fearns started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Dino Zoff showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacek Dombrowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After some careless play in the Ssc Napoli defense, Jacek Dombrowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dino Zoff. The Ssc Napoli fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dino Zoff should have stopped the shot. After 15 played minutes KKPN Baltyk Koszalin got a freekick which was hit by Igor Pieknik. 17 minutes into the game, Leigh Fearns was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ssc Napoli's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KKPN Baltyk Koszalin the free kick. Leigh Fearns kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Natanael Moreno was a little too slow when Spike Wardell got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 1-1. KKPN Baltyk Koszalin's Natanael Moreno proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save KKPN Baltyk Koszalin from getting a goal against them. Harvey Frost kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After 25 minutes of play, KKPN Baltyk Koszalin's Tolek Wlodyga made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dino Zoff was left in no man's land by his defense there! With his leg Natanael Moreno managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Ssc Napoli's Leigh Fearns fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Austin Walton kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Gilberto Ederono took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dino Zoff. Dino Zoff dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 40 minutes into the game, Jacek Dombrowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Dino Zoff was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 44 minutes into the match, Jacek Dombrowski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dino Zoff. Ssc Napoli's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jacek Dombrowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jacek Dombrowski made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Spike Wardell in the 51st minute of play forced KKPN Baltyk Koszalin's goalkeeper Natanael Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tolek Wlodyga hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Des Bramble blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Natanael Moreno having to make a save. Leigh Fearns hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute, Tolek Wlodyga made a precise shot to the right of Dino Zoff. Ssc Napoli's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacek Dombrowski in the 73rd minute of play forced Ssc Napoli's goalkeeper Dino Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th match minute, Ssc Napoli was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Spike Wardell to maneuver through the defense. Dino Zoff didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jacek Dombrowski went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-7 was the resulting score. In the 84th minute, Leigh Fearns made a precise shot to the right of Natanael Moreno. KKPN Baltyk Koszalin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-7. The crowd rose to their feet as KKPN Baltyk Koszalin's Tolek Wlodyga slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dino Zoff. That made the score 2-8 after 88 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacek Dombrowski in the 93rd minute of play forced Ssc Napoli's goalkeeper Dino Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natanael Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Fetor in the 94th minute of play. KKPN Baltyk Koszalin's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.