U23 World League

WZG ArenA
Spectators: 9216 (Terracing: 6914, Seating: 2119, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kristóf Földes got the match started through his kick off. Dogelo's Manúel Bento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrzej Juskowiak in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, WZG Sandomierz's goal looked a bit too open when Oliverios Marcilla came free, but Constantin Mudura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Manúel Bento managed to avoid a goal in the 7thth minute, when WZG Sandomierz's Alper Benli fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 12th minute Andrzej Juskowiak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manúel Bento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute, WZG Sandomierz's Andrzej Juskowiak dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After a rather tough play, Dogelo's Oliverios Marcilla got a free kick in the 20th minute. Andrzej Juskowiak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Manúel Bento made a huge save. Manúel Bento made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alper Benli in the 25th minute. Manúel Bento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrzej Juskowiak in the 28th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Oliverios Marcilla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dogelo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If Andrzej Juskowiak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 47 minutes into the match, Dogelo's goalkeeper Manúel Bento had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alper Benli. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 55th minute, Alper Benli 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. Mete Tavukcu charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mete Tavukcu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute Ludomir Raszek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manúel Bento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manúel Bento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariusz Basaik in the 66th minute of play. Manúel Bento came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by WZG Sandomierz's Andrzej Juskowiak. But to his dismay, Andrzej Juskowiak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Manúel Bento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alper Benli in the 77th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Andrzej Juskowiak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Manúel Bento was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. WZG Sandomierz's Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink was substituted for Andrzej Juskowiak. When WZG Sandomierz's Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dogelo's goalie prevented a goal. Manúel Bento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd minute Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manúel Bento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manúel Bento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Dogelo's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.