U21 World League

PIEKŁO
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) FC Wrocanka's Ulryk Hatman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Stefan Bochinski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aristides Espírito Santo in the 11th minute of play. After a rather tough play, SLB TELHA's Edgar Araújo got a free kick in the 16th minute. Manuel Esteves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ulryk Hatman in the 27th minute. SLB TELHA's Manuel Esteves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save SLB TELHA from getting a goal against them. After 30 played minutes FC Wrocanka got a freekick which was hit by Zdzislaw Gondek. In the 38th minute of the match, Zdzislaw Gondek tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Manuel Esteves saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Alfred Fleszar kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, FC Wrocanka's goal looked a bit too open when Aristides Espírito Santo came free, but Stefan Bochinski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Avelino Madruga blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stefan Bochinski having to make a save. 46 minutes into the match, FC Wrocanka's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Pinhal came free, but Stefan Bochinski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aristides Espírito Santo was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Wrocanka's Grzegorz Andrysiak got a free kick in the 56th minute. Stefan Bochinski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aristides Espírito Santo in the 58th minute of play. Stefan Bochinski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lázaro Tomé showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 59 minute of play. When Aristides Espírito Santo came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the SLB TELHA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aristides Espírito Santo couldn't finish the play. In the 67th minute, João Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manuel Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulryk Hatman in the 68th minute of play. Zdzislaw Gondek kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Stefan Bochinski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Avelino Madruga in the 73rd minute. FC Wrocanka's Stefan Bochinski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save FC Wrocanka from getting a goal against them. FC Wrocanka's Stefan Bochinski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Pinhal in the 76th minute of play. Stefan Bochinski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stefan Bochinski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aristides Espírito Santo in the 78th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Wrocanka getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Jerzy Frenzel hit a great ball. Manuel Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulryk Hatman in the 83rd minute of play. Manuel Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdzislaw Gondek, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 90th minute, Bernard Gerlach got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulryk Hatman in the 91st minute of play forced SLB TELHA's goalkeeper Manuel Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SLB TELHA walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.