U21 World League

Sir Wok Ris
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Soczewki Gliwice's Cezary Pacholewski 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. In the 2nd minute, Dida Catarinense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Osmar Rosario came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the ROSÁRIO SPORT 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 Osmar Rosario couldn't finish the play. Witomir Kossakowski didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 5th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. In the 10th match minute, ROSÁRIO SPORT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aílton Neiva to maneuver through the defense. Osmar Rosario could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Witomir Kossakowski made a huge save. Aílton Neiva might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Witomir Kossakowski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aílton Neiva ran back to his position shaking his head. Zbyszek Wawak charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zbyszek Wawak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zbyszek Wawak hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Soczewki Gliwice's Witomir Kossakowski got control of the ball when Osmar Rosario tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 24th minute, ROSÁRIO SPORT's Osmar Rosario ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Witomir Kossakowski. Witomir Kossakowski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Osmar Rosario might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Witomir Kossakowski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Osmar Rosario ran back to his position shaking his head. Witomir Kossakowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osmar Rosario in the 30th minute of play. Thiago Mineiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cezary Pacholewski went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. ROSÁRIO SPORT's Osmar Rosario got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Osmar Rosario got free with Witomir Kossakowski in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Osmar Rosario was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Zula Smolarek threw the ball into play from the sideline. ROSÁRIO SPORT's João Paulo Bueno quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Soczewki Gliwice's Witomir Kossakowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osmar Rosario in the 59th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Cezary Pacholewski could shoot a difficult shot in the 61st minute, which Thiago Mineiro however easily saved by the left post. ROSÁRIO SPORT's Thiago Mineiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save ROSÁRIO SPORT from getting a goal against them. In the 63rd minute Dida Catarinense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Witomir Kossakowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cezary Pacholewski's late challenge caught a ROSÁRIO SPORT's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cezary Pacholewski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 68th match minute, Soczewki Gliwice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cezary Pacholewski to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, ROSÁRIO SPORT's Thiago Mineiro got control of the ball when Cezary Pacholewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Osmar Rosario in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Witomir Kossakowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 86 minutes of play, Soczewki Gliwice's Cezary Pacholewski made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thiago Mineiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 91st match minute, Soczewki Gliwice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marek Walec to maneuver through the defense. Witomir Kossakowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Osmar Rosario's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. ROSÁRIO SPORT's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.