U21 World League

Sahara
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Napoleon Tuliszewski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lukasz Zakrzewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Curcio in the 5th minute of play. After a rather tough play, IGloopoL's Iwo Czeszyk got a free kick in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, IGloopoL's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Curcio came free, but Lukasz Zakrzewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 7 played minutes Grosso United got a freekick which was hit by Gaspar Ler. A collision led to IGloopoL getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Franciszek Pilsudski hit a great ball. Lukasz Zakrzewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rigoberto Boniel, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Godofredo Manny might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lukasz Zakrzewski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Godofredo Manny ran back to his position shaking his head. After 14 minutes, Godofredo Manny made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. IGloopoL's Lukasz Zakrzewski tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leandro Lorenz during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Grosso United's Leandro Lorenz got a free kick in the 20th minute. Saturnino Romo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Napoleon Tuliszewski in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th match minute, Grosso United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoro Nuxila to maneuver through the defense. After 26 played minutes Grosso United got a freekick which was hit by Godofredo Manny. Godofredo Manny blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lukasz Zakrzewski having to make a save. Teofil Huk hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After 32 minutes, Zdzislaw Prusek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the IGloopoL and the Grosso United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gaspar Ler kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. If Adrian Curcio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adrian Curcio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Lukasz Zakrzewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the IGloopoL defense, Godofredo Manny kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lukasz Zakrzewski. The IGloopoL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lukasz Zakrzewski should have stopped the shot. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 44th minute of the game. One of IGloopoL:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Grosso United:s goal. The IGloopoL players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Grosso United were winning 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Godofredo Manny was the one to do the kick off. Lukasz Zakrzewski was a little too slow when Godofredo Manny got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 53rd minute. The score was now 0-4. After a rather tough play, IGloopoL's Franciszek Pilsudski got a free kick in the 58th minute. If Godofredo Manny had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th minute Godofredo Manny shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lukasz Zakrzewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Godofredo Manny kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lukasz Zakrzewski. That made the score 0-6 in the 73 minute of play. Adrian Curcio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lukasz Zakrzewski having to interfere. Godofredo Manny fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lukasz Zakrzewski having to interfere. Grosso United's Godofredo Manny got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Napoleon Tuliszewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Saturnino Romo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 97th minute, Lech Bielecki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in IGloopoL's zone, Godofredo Manny stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lukasz Zakrzewski came out of the goal and Godofredo Manny tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Grosso United walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.