U23 World League

Hlonda Hill Stadium
Spectators: 8133 (Terracing: 6101, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 161) Ziemowit Brzeszczak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bengt-Rune Öman in the 3rd minute of play. Ziemowit Brzeszczak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gösta Messi's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthon Eliasson in the 21st minute of play forced Hlonda Boyz's goalkeeper Ziemowit Brzeszczak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ZigZag Athletic's Harry Houdini got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Gösta Messi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ziemowit Brzeszczak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harry Houdini in the 31st minute of play. In the 31st minute, Kalidou Koulibaly hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute Izydor Turacki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teofilo Distiratsu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ziemowit Brzeszczak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Rune Öman in the 38th minute of the match. Hector Ares charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hector Ares the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st minute, Hector Ares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 41 played minutes, Hlonda Boyz's Roland Bejrut shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Teofilo Distiratsu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hlonda Boyz reached it. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anthon Eliasson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Teofilo Distiratsu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roland Bejrut in the 52nd minute of play. A collision led to Hlonda Boyz getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Wágner Saldanha hit a great ball. When Bengt-Rune Öman came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the ZigZag Athletic fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bengt-Rune Öman couldn't finish the play. 61 minutes into the match, Hlonda Boyz's goal looked a bit too open when Anthon Eliasson came free, but Ziemowit Brzeszczak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bengt-Rune Öman hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Teofilo Distiratsu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kong Cheng Xi in the 64th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ZigZag Athletic's goalkeeper Teofilo Distiratsu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lin Xiao Chao kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Izydor Turacki in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Teofilo Distiratsu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Teofilo Distiratsu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Izydor Turacki's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. ZigZag Athletic's Yu Ran Sha was substituted for Lin Xiao Chao. After 78 minutes ZigZag Athletic's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roland Bejrut who took care of the corner kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Boleslaw Limanowski in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Teofilo Distiratsu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ziemowit Brzeszczak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt-Rune Öman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roland Bejrut charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roland Bejrut the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ZigZag Athletic booed when Hlonda Boyz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roland Bejrut didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hlonda Boyz's Ziemowit Brzeszczak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bengt-Rune Öman in the 90th minute of play. After 92 played minutes ZigZag Athletic got a freekick which was hit by Harry Houdini. The ZigZag Athletic players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.