U23 World League

Estádio 20 de Agosto
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Roch Betonowy started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd match minute, Śląsk Bytom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dobromir Parajewski to maneuver through the defense. Piotr Gecionis made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Carlos Luna sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Luna in the 15th 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. 17 minutes into the game, Pedro Espírito Santo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gremio Viana's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Śląsk Bytom the free kick. The supporters of Śląsk Bytom booed when Gremio Viana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Espírito Santo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlos Luna's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Piotr Gecionis firmly grabbed it by the left post. Piotr Gecionis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Luna, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Carlos Luna blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Piotr Gecionis having to make a save. Śląsk Bytom's Piotr Gecionis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Śląsk Bytom from getting a goal against them. Leonardo Valido hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute, Carlos Luna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 33 minutes, Roch Betonowy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Śląsk Bytom's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roch Betonowy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armindo Marques during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Armindo Marques hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Piotr Gecionis was a little too slow when Armindo Marques got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 1-0. After some careless play in the Gremio Viana defense, Roch Betonowy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vicente Paixão. The Gremio Viana fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vicente Paixão should have stopped the shot. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlos Luna to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Carlos Luna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Piotr Gecionis was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Vicente Paixão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Napoleon Wietrzychowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Gremio Viana's goalkeeper Vicente Paixão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Krzysztof Maciejewski. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Carlos Luna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gremio Viana's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Luna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Piotr Gecionis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adalberto Amaro's late challenge caught a Śląsk Bytom's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adalberto Amaro helped the player get up and apologised. After 71 minutes, Lourenço Passos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gremio Viana and the Śląsk Bytom players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dobromir Parajewski kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. If Carlos Luna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77thth minute of the game Carlos Luna who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Śląsk Bytom's Piotr Gecionis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Carlos Luna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Carlos Luna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vicente Paixão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbyszko Napierkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute Krzysztof Maciejewski suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Gremio Viana's Adalberto Amaro got his second yellow card of the match in the 91st minute. The referee ordered Adalberto Amaro off the ground. In the 91st minute, one of Gremio Viana:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Gremio Viana. The goalkeeper, Vicente Paixão, was totally fooled by Śląsk Bytom's Igor Kosel, who 94 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Śląsk Bytom's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.