U23 World League

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 8065 (Terracing: 6050, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jaroslaw Kensicki started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Zero Gravity got a freekick which was hit by Filip Tzenov. After 4 minutes, Feliks Gibowski made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Robbin De Ruyter struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Bara Bara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zero Gravity. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Feliks Gibowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Phantasy World's supporters rose to their feet, but Feliks Gibowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Caetano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mikolaj Ratulowski in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bara Bara, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Feliks Gibowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorge Caetano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. Qin Fei Chao made in the 29th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Phantasy World's Miroslaw Szymkowiak. Bara Bara made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Robbin De Ruyter sent off a good shot on target. Jaroslaw Kensicki charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaroslaw Kensicki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 47th match minute, Phantasy World was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miroslaw Szymkowiak to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Robbin De Ruyter made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Robbin De Ruyter who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Phantasy World's Bara Bara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Phantasy World's Miroslaw Szymkowiak quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Filip Tzenov, made in the 55th minute of the game. A collision led to Zero Gravity getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Qin Fei Chao hit a great ball. Feliks Gibowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jorge Caetano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliks Gibowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Phantasy World's goal looked a bit too open when Qin Fei Chao came free, but Bara Bara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filiberto Bernebe in the 69th minute of play forced Phantasy World's goalkeeper Bara Bara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Phantasy World getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Marcin Sroka hit a great ball. Jorge Caetano was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Feliks Gibowski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Feliks Gibowski really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. In the 81st match minute, Phantasy World was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaroslaw Kensicki to maneuver through the defense. After 82 played minutes Phantasy World got a freekick which was hit by Emil Tipinski. When Matías Roganov came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Zero Gravity fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Matías Roganov couldn't finish the play. In the 85th minute, Zero Gravity's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Feliks Gibowski fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Jorge Caetano was a little too slow when Jaroslaw Kensicki got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 0-4. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Jorge Caetano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 94 minutes into the match, Phantasy World's goal looked a bit too open when Wawrzyniec Iwanowski came free, but Bara Bara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.