U23 World League

Oswaldo Zubeldía
Spectators: 7969 (Terracing: 5978, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zachary Barniszke started the match with the kick off. Zagórna's Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Zagórna from getting a goal against them. Zagórna's Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Che Feliciano in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Boruc Skrzypiec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Llanos Vinegra who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Maxin Valonga received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski came out and tried to block the shot, but Maxin Valonga slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 18th minute. Zagórna's Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Zagórna from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Municipal's zone, Cyprian Wykowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marz Arratia came out of the goal and Cyprian Wykowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th minute of the match Atlético Municipal got a corner. Zagórna's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kinsen Calzado ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Maxin Valonga heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Zachary Barniszke hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute of the match Kinsen Calzado shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Zagórna's Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Zagórna from getting a goal against them. In the 32nd minute of the match, Maxin Valonga tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 36th minute, Boruc Skrzypiec sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Atlético Municipal's Marz Arratia didn't even have to move. In the 40th minute of the match Atlético Municipal got a corner. Zagórna's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kinsen Calzado ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ksawery Andrychowski tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-0 in the 40th minute. If Llanos Vinegra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute Zachary Barniszke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marz Arratia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sazon Juaristi was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Atlético Municipal's goal looked a bit too open when Boruc Skrzypiec came free, but Marz Arratia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marz Arratia made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Roland Dziatkowicz sent off a good shot on target. In the 61st minute Llanos Vinegra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Roland Dziatkowicz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zagórna fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Zagórna made a substitution. Wawrzyniec Dudkowski replaced Cyprian Wykowski. In the 72nd minute, Maxin Valonga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Che Feliciano, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Atlético Municipal's Marz Arratia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Dziatkowicz in the 77th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Llanos Vinegra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético Municipal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Zagórna made a substitution. Wojtek Hajs replaced Zachary Barniszke. In the 85th minute, Zagórna's Wawrzyniec Dudkowski ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marz Arratia. Marz Arratia yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Che Feliciano in the 87th minute of play forced Zagórna's goalkeeper Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marz Arratia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roland Dziatkowicz in the 90th minute of play. Marz Arratia was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Roland Dziatkowicz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Roland Dziatkowicz really showed his touch with that goal: 4-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wawrzyniec Dudkowski in the 93rd minute of play forced Atlético Municipal's goalkeeper Marz Arratia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.