U23 World League

Estadio Hacha y Tiza
Spectators: 7761 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erli Haaland got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute of the match, Dante Rafe got a very nice opportunity to score, but Wincent Zuraw was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Humberto Rodrigues got a throw-in 7 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Silvio Jobo. In the 12th minute Tytus Jaszcz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wincent Zuraw saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the game, Erli Haaland cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Akşemseddin Taran was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Benedykt Zaremba scored 1-2 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Akşemseddin Taran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 19th minute, Silvio Jobo 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. Wincent Zuraw showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tytus Jaszcz in the 21st minute of the match. If Erli Haaland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erli Haaland in the 37th minute of play forced Metapalo FC's goalkeeper Akşemseddin Taran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Rafe's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 39thth minute, Wincent Zuraw skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Silvio Jobo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Wincent Zuraw made a huge save. A collision led to SuRpRiSe getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Dariusz Pusiak hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Yaya Drápal hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. SuRpRiSe's Wincent Zuraw played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvio Jobo in the 55th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Dante Rafe notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of SuRpRiSe's Wincent Zuraw. Wincent Zuraw was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 67th minute, Dante Rafe made a precise shot to the right of Wincent Zuraw. SuRpRiSe's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. 70 minutes into the match, SuRpRiSe's goal looked a bit too open when Dante Rafe came free, but Wincent Zuraw reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Metapalo FC's goalkeeper Akşemseddin Taran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 78 minutes into the game, Erli Haaland recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Akşemseddin Taran. Erli Haaland showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-3. 80 minutes into the match, Metapalo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Erli Haaland came free, but Akşemseddin Taran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 85 played minutes SuRpRiSe got a freekick which was hit by Anselmo Iratxo. Wincent Zuraw showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pa-Dembo Dolar in the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Humberto Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Akşemseddin Taran made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Erli Haaland sent off a good shot on target. Wincent Zuraw didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Silvio Jobo went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score.