U23 World League

Sójcze Stadium
Spectators: 7900 (Terracing: 5925, Seating: 1817, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Maxi López kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes FC Sójcze got a freekick which was hit by Mister Head Son. Hieronim Milko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxi López, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind A. Korn's goalkeeper Augusto Batalla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 8th minute of the match FC Sójcze got a corner. A. Korn's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filip Oleszak ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 8th minute, Mister Head Son hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10thth minute of the game Mister Head Son who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A. Korn's Augusto Batalla was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Max Speed hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the FC Sójcze defense, Maxi López kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hieronim Milko. The FC Sójcze fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hieronim Milko should have stopped the shot. Nicolás De la Cruz might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hieronim Milko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nicolás De la Cruz ran back to his position shaking his head. 16 minutes into the match, Maxi López notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC Sójcze's Hieronim Milko. Hieronim Milko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boleslaw Drzewucki got free with Augusto Batalla in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Augusto Batalla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mister Head Son in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Mister Head Son ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Augusto Batalla was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After 38 minutes, Filip Oleszak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Sójcze and the A. Korn players grew even worse after the yellow card. Filip Oleszak kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. FC Sójcze's Hieronim Milko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxi López in the 42nd minute of play. In the 46thth minute of the game Maxi López who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Sójcze's Hieronim Milko was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mister Head Son in the 48thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Augusto Batalla, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Filip Oleszak was shown his second yellow card after 56 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Filip Oleszak hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. If Nicolás De la Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hieronim Milko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxi López, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, FC Sójcze's Milosz Grondzki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Augusto Batalla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 65th match minute, A. Korn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxi López to maneuver through the defense. Hieronim Milko was a little too slow when Orlando Demario got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 68th minute. The score was now 1-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Nicolás De la Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot. A. Korn's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicolás De la Cruz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hieronim Milko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Augusto Batalla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mister Head Son, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Sójcze's Hieronim Milko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save FC Sójcze from getting a goal against them. In the 83rd minute, Maxi López reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hieronim Milko. The goal made the score 1-4. A sloppy throw-in by Radomir Jestrimski in the 87th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by A. Korn's Nicolás De la Cruz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxi López in the 91st minute of play forced FC Sójcze's goalkeeper Hieronim Milko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded A. Korn left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Sójcze.