U23 World League

Stadion Bezek
Spectators: 8030 (Terracing: 6024, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) Barnaba Fedosz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Fred Lara hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Adam Henryk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but La Para made a huge save. If Jack Saunders had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fred Lara in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maciej Mielcarz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. FC Lugano were furious when Igor Linares was red carded, 12 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Igor Linares hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. FC Lugano's Klas Tingelholm was substituted for Nereo Precioso. FC Lugano made a substitution. Wincenty Kochowski replaced Fred Lara. In the 15th minute, Facundo Chant sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC Lugano's La Para didn't even have to move. A collision led to FC Lugano getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Alexander Testa hit a great ball. Krzysztof Logewnik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. La Para tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adam Henryk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. La Para tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klas Tingelholm in the 25th minute of play forced Bezek's goalkeeper Maciej Mielcarz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute Barnaba Fedosz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but La Para saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La Para took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barnaba Fedosz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maciej Mielcarz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jack Saunders in the 35th minute of the match. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bezek's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zhao Le Sen was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Lugano's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of FC Lugano booed when Bezek was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zbyszek Skrzypek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jack Saunders received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Maciej Mielcarz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakub Waselenczuk in the 43rd minute of play forced Bezek's goalkeeper Maciej Mielcarz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 minutes Bezek's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zhao Le Sen who took care of the corner kick. After some careless play in the Bezek defense, Jack Saunders kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maciej Mielcarz. The Bezek fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maciej Mielcarz should have stopped the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Klas Tingelholm made a kick off. Klas Tingelholm who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 51stth minute tested the skills of Maciej Mielcarz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A hard shot 54 in the game by Jack Saunders from a close distance when the talented Maciej Mielcarz managed to make a qualified save. Bezek's players were relieved. Barnaba Fedosz took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised La Para. La Para dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Klas Tingelholm was extremely unlucky when he, in the 60th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 64th minute, Klas Tingelholm ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maciej Mielcarz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. La Para showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Henryk, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. La Para stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Barnaba Fedosz's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Bezek's goalkeeper Maciej Mielcarz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Jack Saunders had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Bezek booed when FC Lugano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yusuf Ziya Cerit didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgar Solibieda's late challenge caught a FC Lugano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgar Solibieda helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd minute, Edgar Solibieda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jack Saunders sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benoit Ritieni blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maciej Mielcarz having to make a save. La Para made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barnaba Fedosz in the 88th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Yusuf Ziya Cerit managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Lugano's supporters rose to their feet, but Yusuf Ziya Cerit was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maciej Mielcarz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 93rd minute Barnaba Fedosz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but La Para saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maciej Mielcarz made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Yusuf Ziya Cerit sent off a good shot on target. Yusuf Ziya Cerit hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.