U23 World League

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Spectators: 8612 (Terracing: 6460, Seating: 1980, VIP seats: 172) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jedrzej Beninda got the match started through his kick off. Li Lin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomasz Dudzik, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 3rd minute, Raimundo Joinvilense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute Aloyzas Valys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrzej Majusiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, KS Blizne's goalkeeper Andrzej Majusiak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aloyzas Valys. Li Lin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gazanfer Ülkümen, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. When KS Blizne's Gazanfer Ülkümen in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Moose Knuckles's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gazanfer Ülkümen in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Li Lin saved Moose Knuckles from getting behind. In the 25th minute Gazanfer Ülkümen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Li Lin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Li Lin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Doe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of KS Blizne booed when Moose Knuckles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tạ Sá didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aloyzas Valys got free with Andrzej Majusiak in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 31st minute Wiktor Kjellqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrzej Majusiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wiktor Kjellqvist received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Andrzej Majusiak came out and tried to block the shot, but Wiktor Kjellqvist slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 31st minute. A hard shot 35 in the game by Wiktor Kjellqvist from a close distance when the talented Andrzej Majusiak managed to make a qualified save. KS Blizne's players were relieved. 37 minutes into the match, Moose Knuckles's goal looked a bit too open when Tomasz Dudzik came free, but Li Lin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, Tomasz Dudzik made a precise shot to the right of Li Lin. Moose Knuckles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After 42 minutes KS Blizne's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hélio Paraíba who took care of the corner kick. Hélio Paraíba made a great header on Moose Knuckles's corner, it was just that KS Blizne's Andrzej Majusiak managed to reach the ball for a save. After 45 minutes of play, KS Blizne's John Doe made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Li Lin was left in no man's land by his defense there! The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Moose Knuckles made a substitution. Vecdet Baştürk replaced Jedrzej Beninda. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomasz Dudzik to make the kick off. Wiktor Kjellqvist hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Andrzej Majusiak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marijonas Viskurs in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marijonas Viskurs in the 57th minute of play forced KS Blizne's goalkeeper Andrzej Majusiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, KS Blizne's goal looked a bit too open when Marijonas Viskurs came free, but Andrzej Majusiak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute Aloyzas Valys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrzej Majusiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. KS Blizne's Andrzej Majusiak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aloyzas Valys in the 60th minute of play. Andrzej Majusiak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wiktor Kjellqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Li Lin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gazanfer Ülkümen in the 62nd minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, KS Blizne's goal looked a bit too open when Aloyzas Valys came free, but Andrzej Majusiak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marijonas Viskurs in the 67th minute of play forced KS Blizne's goalkeeper Andrzej Majusiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moose Knuckles's Jaunius Balčaitis was substituted for Aloyzas Valys. Moose Knuckles's Bernardas Eidintas was substituted for Venancio Nardo. KS Blizne's Andrzej Majusiak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marijonas Viskurs in the 74th minute of play. Dariusz Rudy took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Li Lin. Li Lin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Moose Knuckles's Li Lin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gazanfer Ülkümen in the 83rd minute of play. Andrzej Majusiak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marijonas Viskurs, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Andrzej Majusiak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wiktor Kjellqvist in the 85th minute of play. A collision led to Moose Knuckles getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Raimundo Joinvilense hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Stanislaw Zahemski managed to get in a good position for a shot. KS Blizne's supporters rose to their feet, but Stanislaw Zahemski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Li Lin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 91 played minutes Moose Knuckles got a freekick which was hit by Vecdet Baştürk. Dariusz Rudy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 99th minute of the match, but Li Lin made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomasz Dudzik in the 99th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Li Lin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched KS Blizne eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.