U21 World League

Arena Bemowo
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roger Costa took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edgar Cavalcante during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Edgar Cavalcante kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Marek Pluciennik notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of São José City - FSCMZ's Hélder Severo. Hélder Severo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hélder Severo was a little too slow when Marek Pluciennik got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 2-0. Luiz Paulo Leão hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Roger Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Roger Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Rafal Rzeszutek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafal Rzeszutek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelsinho Cunha in the 26th minute of the match. Leonard Ewertowski kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Bemowo's Florian Kaczucha got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 36 minutes into the match, Roger Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafal Rzeszutek. FC Bemowo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roger Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Rafal Rzeszutek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roger Costa in the 40th minute of play. Hélder Severo made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Marek Pluciennik sent off a good shot on target. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Marek Pluciennik made the kick off in the second half. If Marek Pluciennik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélder Severo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marek Pluciennik went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Roland Gizynski hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Rafal Rzeszutek was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nelsinho Cunha showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-3 in the 59 minute of play. Roger Costa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Rafal Rzeszutek made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in FC Bemowo's zone, Ciro Toledo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafal Rzeszutek came out of the goal and Ciro Toledo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 69 minutes into the game, São José City - FSCMZ's Roger Costa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rafal Rzeszutek made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-4. The supporters of FC Bemowo booed when São José City - FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dito Xavier didn't get a good kick on the ball. The nice shot from Roger Costa in the 84thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Rafal Rzeszutek had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Klimkiewicz in the 87th minute of play forced São José City - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Hélder Severo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 88 played minutes São José City - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Cavalcante. After some careless play in the São José City - FSCMZ defense, Marek Pluciennik kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hélder Severo. The São José City - FSCMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hélder Severo should have stopped the shot. Roger Costa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafal Rzeszutek read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play.