U23 World League

Stadion Potrzebowice
Spectators: 8493 (Terracing: 6371, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) Nacional's Hugo Araya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Cannavaro in the 5th minute of play. O D M I E Ń C Y ™ were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Nacional's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fabio Cannavaro took the corner. In the 10th minute of the match Fabio Cannavaro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hugo Araya showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 12th minute, Gonzalo Carneiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Gonzalo Carneiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marioara Matei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gonzalo Carneiro ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Cannavaro in the 17th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Hugo Araya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Araya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Oosterman in the 20th minute of the match. Hugo Araya made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kain Abel in the 21st minute. Hugo Araya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Esposito, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s Marioara Matei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Carneiro in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Wim Oosterman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ulrik Sjöberg made in the 29th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Eric Esposito however managed to control. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Kain Abel took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Hugo Araya to make any attempt to save it. Nacional were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Maurinho Arruda took the corner. Hugo Araya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Cannavaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Nacional's Tarcísio Caetano got a free kick in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tarcísio Caetano during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tarcísio Caetano kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s goalkeeper Marioara Matei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gonzalo Carneiro. Marioara Matei made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Gonzalo Carneiro sent off a good shot on target. In the 68th minute Nacional were awarded a corner. Maurinho Arruda went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Sebastián Coates almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s Marioara Matei did a great save. 73 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Esposito came free, but Hugo Araya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Gonzalo Carneiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nacional's Hugo Araya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kain Abel in the 80th minute of play. Hugo Araya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kain Abel in the 87th minute of the match. When O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s Eric Esposito 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 Nacional's goalie prevented a goal. After 87 minutes, Eric Esposito made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Nacional's Hugo Araya tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A throw-in in the 91st minute of the game was made by Ulrik Sjöberg with Stanislaw Maziarski as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. There was no doubt that O D M I E Ń C Y ™ were the better team. O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.