U23 World League

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 8514 (Terracing: 6386, Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 170) 3 minutes into the match, Adriano Ribeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Witalis Tokarczyk. Socjopaci's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adriano Ribeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 5th minute Dudu Biton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 2-0 became the score in the 9th minute when Adriano Ribeiro elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 13th minute Dudu Biton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Socjopaci's goalie prevented a goal. Socjopaci's Witalis Tokarczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 20th minute of play. In the 25th match minute, Socjopaci was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yang Tian to maneuver through the defense. When The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Socjopaci's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Socjopaci booed when The Obscurials was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Ginter didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zheng Chao didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dudu Biton went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 34th minute, Aadam Dupe 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. In the 36th minute of the match, Anders Westerstrand tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Witalis Tokarczyk saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Adriano Ribeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Witalis Tokarczyk made a huge save. With his leg Witalis Tokarczyk managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 41 minutes into the game, Adriano Ribeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Witalis Tokarczyk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Socjopaci's Witalis Tokarczyk got control of the ball when Adriano Ribeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

In the 52nd minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Witalis Tokarczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Witalis Tokarczyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After some careless play in the The Obscurials defense, Dudu Biton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zheng Chao. The The Obscurials fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zheng Chao should have stopped the shot. In the 72ndth minute of the game Adriano Ribeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Socjopaci's Witalis Tokarczyk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 73rd minute, Adriano Ribeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Witalis Tokarczyk was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. The Obscurials's Angelo Eiró was substituted for Cliff Rowden. Witalis Tokarczyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson Wright, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lawrance Grandison in the 83rd minute of play forced Socjopaci's goalkeeper Witalis Tokarczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Witalis Tokarczyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lawrance Grandison in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to Socjopaci getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Bartlomiej Kasprzykowski hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Socjopaci's Rado Sobol got a free kick in the 90th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Socjopaci's zone, Fabian Spânu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Witalis Tokarczyk came out of the goal and Fabian Spânu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee gave The Obscurials a penalty, 94 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Anders Westerstrand, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Socjopaci's Witalis Tokarczyk. 6-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The The Obscurials fans cheered their team off the field, for while Socjopaci had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.