U23 World League

Robert Nesta Marley
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Paulo Eron made the kick off which started today's match. In the 9th minute Paulo Eron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Piotr Gecionis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Śląsk Bytom's Piotr Gecionis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Śląsk Bytom from getting a goal against them. 17 minutes into the match, Śląsk Bytom's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Eron came free, but Piotr Gecionis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paulo Eron in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Piotr Gecionis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Paulo Eron came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ 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 Paulo Eron couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd match minute, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filomeno Beltran to maneuver through the defense. Alejandro Garnacho kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Claudio Frasquito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roch Betonowy in the 29th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Śląsk Bytom's Jaroslaw Domamir got a free kick in the 31st minute. Lázaro Roldanillo kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. The supporters of ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ booed when Śląsk Bytom was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olaf Wielowiejski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Śląsk Bytom's goalkeeper Piotr Gecionis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Constantino Jerrold. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Eron in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Piotr Gecionis saved Śląsk Bytom from getting behind. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Napoleon Wietrzychowski sped through ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Claudio Frasquito. In the 45th minute Roch Betonowy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Frasquito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Szczepan Klocko during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th match minute, Śląsk Bytom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Szczepan Klocko to maneuver through the defense. Constantino Jerrold received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Piotr Gecionis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Roch Betonowy made the kick off in the second half. Claudio Frasquito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbyszko Napierkowski in the 51st minute of the match. 51 minutes into the game, Zbyszko Napierkowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Claudio Frasquito was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Lázaro Roldanillo got a free kick in the 57th minute. Claudio Frasquito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roch Betonowy in the 61st minute. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ made a substitution. German Urritz replaced Lázaro Roldanillo. Piotr Gecionis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Eron, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After some careless play in the ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ defense, Napoleon Wietrzychowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claudio Frasquito. The ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claudio Frasquito should have stopped the shot. Roch Betonowy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Frasquito having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Śląsk Bytom's Jaroslaw Domamir got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 85th minute, Paulo Eron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulo Eron recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Filomeno Beltran hit a great ball. After 94 minutes of play, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s German Urritz made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Piotr Gecionis was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Śląsk Bytom supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Śląsk Bytom would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.