U23 World League

Legion Arena
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joaquim Félix got the match started through his kick off. Froilan Dolcet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adhemar Secco in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ibirama Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Froilan Dolcet, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. MKS Legion Częstochowa's Kajetan Pietrowiak suffered a concussion in the 8th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Renan Jacinto charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renan Jacinto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th minute, Renan Jacinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Oséias Severo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jimeno Velasco was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. After 14 minutes MKS Legion Częstochowa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dudu Pinho who took care of the corner kick. Jimeno Velasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dudu Pinho in the 20th minute of play. The supporters of MKS Legion Częstochowa booed when Ibirama Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yan Falcão didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute Czeslaw Kostrzewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Froilan Dolcet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jimeno Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Félix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jimeno Velasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yan Falcão in the 26th minute of play. In the 36th minute Dudu Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jimeno Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, MKS Legion Częstochowa's goal looked a bit too open when Renan Jacinto came free, but Jimeno Velasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, MKS Legion Częstochowa's Witalis Marek got a free kick in the 38th minute. Jimeno Velasco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joaquim Félix's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. After 42 played minutes Ibirama Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Renan Jacinto. With a little luck, Ibirama Futebol Clube's Froilan Dolcet got control of the ball when Rafal Gmoch tried to sneak it across the goal line.

52 minutes into the match, Czeslaw Kostrzewski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Froilan Dolcet. Ibirama Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Czeslaw Kostrzewski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. When Czeslaw Kostrzewski came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the MKS Legion Częstochowa 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 Czeslaw Kostrzewski couldn't finish the play. In the 58th minute Joaquim Félix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jimeno Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Czeslaw Kostrzewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Froilan Dolcet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Joaquim Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th match minute, Ibirama Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maurinho de Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. Dudu Pinho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jimeno Velasco having to make a save. In the 67th match minute, MKS Legion Częstochowa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adhemar Secco to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adhemar Secco during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. MKS Legion Częstochowa's Jimeno Velasco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save MKS Legion Częstochowa from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 79 minutes, Jimeno Velasco successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. MKS Legion Częstochowa's Jimeno Velasco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save MKS Legion Częstochowa from getting a goal against them. Czeslaw Kostrzewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Froilan Dolcet having to interfere. MKS Legion Częstochowa's Czeslaw Kostrzewski got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Roland Dziatkowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MKS Legion Częstochowa's Jimeno Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oséias Severo in the 93rd minute of play. The supporters of MKS Legion Częstochowa booed when Ibirama Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurinho de Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball.