U23 World League

The Zone
Spectators: 8039 (Terracing: 6030, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) DJK Füchtel Vechta's Christoph Tiede 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. 3 minutes into the match, MKS Mazur Ełk's goalkeeper Cezary Sitko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christoph Tiede. With his leg Cezary Sitko managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when DJK Füchtel Vechta's Dobromir Robev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With 12 minutes on the clock, Antonio Abeitia commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of MKS Mazur Ełk:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of DJK Füchtel Vechta:s goal. Adriano Tolin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Dorigatti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 20 played minutes DJK Füchtel Vechta got a freekick which was hit by Peter Bührer. After a rather tough play, DJK Füchtel Vechta's Jamal Gläsel got a free kick in the 23rd minute. If Alex Göransson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, MKS Mazur Ełk's Cezary Sitko got control of the ball when Christoph Tiede tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Armando Dorigatti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. DJK Füchtel Vechta's Adriano Tolin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Dorigatti in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Ante Kopitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Armando Dorigatti made a kick off. Adriano Tolin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Dorigatti, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Armando Dorigatti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Adriano Tolin made a huge save. Adriano Tolin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Dorigatti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th match minute, MKS Mazur Ełk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michal Karbownik to maneuver through the defense. MKS Mazur Ełk's Wincenty Mocko was substituted for Wieslaw Zawacki. After 68 played minutes MKS Mazur Ełk got a freekick which was hit by Michal Karbownik. Cezary Sitko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jamal Gläsel in the 70th minute of the match. MKS Mazur Ełk made a substitution. Roman Gdowski replaced Dobromir Raszkiewicz. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by DJK Füchtel Vechta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Tjernström was slow to take the kick. During this time MKS Mazur Ełk's players had a chance to rest. MKS Mazur Ełk's Daniel Tjernström was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Adriano Tolin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Armando Dorigatti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Adriano Tolin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Dorigatti, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Dorigatti in the 93rd minute of play forced DJK Füchtel Vechta's goalkeeper Adriano Tolin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Armando Dorigatti in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adriano Tolin saved DJK Füchtel Vechta from getting behind.