U23 World League

Tierra Santa
Spectators: 7994 (Terracing: 5997, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) CD SHETTANI's Hong Zheng started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Olger Azofeifa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaroslaw Kensicki in the 9th minute of the match. In the 18th minute Daniel Pliszka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olger Azofeifa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 played minutes Phantasy World got a freekick which was hit by Marek Citko. CD SHETTANI's Olger Azofeifa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaroslaw Kensicki in the 26th minute of play. Olger Azofeifa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dominik Olszewski in the 27th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Phantasy World's Dominik Olszewski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Olger Azofeifa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 31 minutes of play, Phantasy World's Daniel Pliszka made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olger Azofeifa was left in no man's land by his defense there! 34 minutes into the match, Phantasy World's Dominik Olszewski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Olger Azofeifa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valentin Ballentin during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to CD SHETTANI getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Valentin Ballentin hit a great ball. With a little luck, Phantasy World's Bara Bara got control of the ball when Hong Zheng tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, CD SHETTANI's Guter Noya got a free kick in the 40th minute. Hong Zheng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bara Bara having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jaroslaw Kensicki to make the kick off. Bara Bara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hong Zheng, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. CD SHETTANI made a substitution. Mainor Calderon replaced Hong Zheng. After having played for 65 minutes, Dawid Juchno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CD SHETTANI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dawid Juchno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Olger Azofeifa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dominik Olszewski in the 66th minute of play. In the 71st minute Mainor Calderon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bara Bara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olger Azofeifa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Pliszka in the 74th minute of the match. CD SHETTANI's Jan Maciejewski was substituted for Guter Noya. 79 minutes in the game Marek Citko did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Dominik Olszewski. Olger Azofeifa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominik Olszewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 85 minutes into the game, Jan Maciejewski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CD SHETTANI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Phantasy World the free kick. 90 minutes into the match, CD SHETTANI's Mainor Calderon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bara Bara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dawid Juchno scored 2-2 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bara Bara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.