U23 World League

Kazimierza Deyny
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vladimir Lenin kicked off to start the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Szymon Grunwalski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Adolfo Abar. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Adolfo Abar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafal Augustyniak in the 7th minute. With his leg Adolfo Abar managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when Legia Warszawa 【L】's Szymon Grunwalski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Legia Warszawa 【L】 getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Kryspin Rawa hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szymon Grunwalski in the 13th minute of play forced FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Adolfo Abar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Szymon Grunwalskis short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Adolfo Abar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 19 minutes into the match, FC Maci -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Karol Czerniejewski came free, but Adolfo Abar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Szymon Grunwalski took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Adolfo Abar to make any attempt to save it. Tạ Mara received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Adolfo Abar came out and tried to block the shot, but Tạ Mara slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the game, Ştefan Mugur was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Maci -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Legia Warszawa 【L】 the free kick. In the 27th minute Szymon Grunwalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Abar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, Rafal Augustyniak recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Adolfo Abar. Rafal Augustyniak showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-0. After 35 minutes of play, FC Maci -MM-'s Vladimir Lenin made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Teobald Bator was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 38 minutes, Szymon Grunwalski made it 5-1 with a short kick to the right side. FC Maci -MM-'s Adolfo Abar tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Adolfo Abar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafal Augustyniak in the 41st minute of the match. Szymon Grunwalski in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Adolfo Abar, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 45 minutes into the game, Kryspin Rawa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Legia Warszawa 【L】's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Maci -MM- the free kick. Kryspin Rawa kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-1.

Adolfo Abar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Szymon Grunwalski in the 59th minute of play. 63 minutes into the game, Kryspin Rawa threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Maci -MM-'s Ovidiu Bobeica quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szymon Grunwalski in the 67th minute of play forced FC Maci -MM-'s goalkeeper Adolfo Abar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FC Maci -MM- booed when Legia Warszawa 【L】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Szczepan Gendolla didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 70 minutes, Vladimir Lenin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Maci -MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladimir Lenin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Maci -MM-'s Adolfo Abar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karol Czerniejewski in the 75th minute of play. The Legia Warszawa 【L】 fans' excitement grew in the 76th match minute when Legia Warszawa 【L】's Szymon Grunwalski looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gelu Bâru lost his temper 80 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 80 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Maci -MM-! FC Maci -MM-:s Adolfo Abar showed great skill when he stopped Szczepan Gendolla:s penalty. After some careless play in the FC Maci -MM- defense, Szymon Grunwalski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adolfo Abar. The FC Maci -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adolfo Abar should have stopped the shot. In the 89th minute, Tạ Mara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Legia Warszawa 【L】 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-1. After 94 played minutes FC Maci -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Ştefan Mugur. After recieving a nice pass, Legia Warszawa 【L】's Szczepan Gendolla tried to score from far away in the 95th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar.