U21 World League

ENEA Stadion
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Ekzema F.V.'s Samuca Tróia 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. Ekzema F.V.'s Samuca Tróia got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dominik Skikiewicz struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Sílvio Cordeiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KKS Lech Poznań. Samuca Tróia charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samuca Tróia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Samuca Tróia kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Ekzema F.V.'s goalkeeper Sílvio Cordeiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ksawery Basinski. Sílvio Cordeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ksawery Basinski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuca Tróia in the 18th minute of play forced KKS Lech Poznań's goalkeeper Souad Brahimi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ekzema F.V. were furious when Duda Lago was red carded, 22 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of Ekzema F.V.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of KKS Lech Poznań:s goal. Ignacy Ruszczyk shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Souad Brahimi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio de Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Souad Brahimi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Márcio de Mendonça in the 35th minute of play. Rogério Furtado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Souad Brahimi having to interfere. After having played for 44 minutes, Fabinho Sarmento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ekzema F.V.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabinho Sarmento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daniel Bueno struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Souad Brahimi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ekzema F.V.. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ksawery Basinski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sílvio Cordeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ksawery Basinski in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pawel Czarnecki in the 55th minute of play forced Ekzema F.V.'s goalkeeper Sílvio Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, KKS Lech Poznań's Souad Brahimi got control of the ball when Claudinei Arantes tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 64 played minutes KKS Lech Poznań got a freekick which was hit by Juliusz Matuch. KKS Lech Poznań's Souad Brahimi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save KKS Lech Poznań from getting a goal against them. In the 76th minute, Claudinei Arantes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Ekzema F.V. booed when KKS Lech Poznań was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marek Citko didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute of the match Fabinho Sarmento shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Souad Brahimi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ekzema F.V.'s Márcio de Mendonça got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ignacy Ruszczyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Sílvio Cordeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Rogério Furtado took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Souad Brahimi to make any attempt to save it.