U21 World League

Merceron Arena
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Zachariasz Osikowicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emilio Conti in the 4th minute. After having played for 8 minutes, Emilio Conti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Merceron United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emilio Conti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 18 minutes into the match, Zenon Nowak notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Merceron United's Alberto Giorda. Alberto Giorda was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Emilio Conti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Zachariasz Osikowicz made a huge save. In the 29th minute, Zenon Nowak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kosynierzy FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Emilio Conti's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Zachariasz Osikowicz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of Merceron United booed when Kosynierzy FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grzegorz Zacharek didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute, Grzegorz Zacharek made a precise shot to the right of Alberto Giorda. Merceron United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Emilio Conti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Zachariasz Osikowicz made a huge save. Arrigo Di Crescenzo had several of the Kosynierzy FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 48 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-3 score and a disappointed Zachariasz Osikowicz as he didn't even see the shot coming. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Grzegorz Zacharek scored 3-4 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alberto Giorda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 56th match minute, Kosynierzy FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zbyszek Rzeszutek to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, Grzegorz Zacharek made a precise shot to the right of Alberto Giorda. Merceron United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-5. Zachariasz Osikowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arrigo Di Crescenzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Zenon Nowak received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alberto Giorda came out and tried to block the shot, but Zenon Nowak slotted it home off the left post making it 3-6 in the 72nd minute. Patryk Dejo charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patryk Dejo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 77th match minute, Kosynierzy FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patryk Dejo to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Conti in the 79th minute of play forced Kosynierzy FC's goalkeeper Zachariasz Osikowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zachariasz Osikowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arrigo Di Crescenzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Grzegorz Zacharek managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kosynierzy FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Grzegorz Zacharek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alberto Giorda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zachariasz Osikowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Conti, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Zachariasz Osikowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Conti, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 98th match minute, Kosynierzy FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patryk Dejo to maneuver through the defense. Zachariasz Osikowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Conti in the 99th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Kosynierzy FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.