U23 World League

Stadion Jui Kuen
Spectators: 7629 (Terracing: 5710, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 150) Colosos Afc's Donny Read started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Emil Dunajski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Gaudencio Lope made a huge save. Meng Yan Jing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donny Read in the 5th minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Colosos Afc's corner Elias Leoiar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Meng Yan Jing quite easily take care of the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Abandon All Hope's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Benet came free, but Meng Yan Jing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute Jan Pająk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaudencio Lope saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colosos Afc's Gaudencio Lope played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Pająk in the 12th minute of play. With a little luck, Colosos Afc's Gaudencio Lope got control of the ball when Jan Pająk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emil Dunajski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Gaudencio Lope made a huge save. After 22 played minutes Colosos Afc got a freekick which was hit by Armando Benet. Emil Dunajski came free with the goalkeeper in the 26th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Gaudencio Lope could save by the left post. Gaudencio Lope took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Pająk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Emil Dunajski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gaudencio Lope. That made the score 1-0 in the 29 minute of play. Jan Pająk kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Antoni Adamowicz charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antoni Adamowicz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Antoni Adamowicz kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Jan Pająk dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gaudencio Lope, 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan Pająk in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gaudencio Lope saved Colosos Afc from getting behind. 41 minutes into the game, one of Colosos Afc:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 45th minute, Antoni Adamowicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jan Pająk made a kick off. When Artur Marajda fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Abandon All Hope's protests and gave Artur Marajda a yellow card for diving instead. Elias Leoiar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Meng Yan Jing made a huge save. Cristo Uchiha hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Gaudencio Lope made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomasz Cipinski in the 60th minute of play. Gaudencio Lope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Pająk, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Emil Dunajski scored 3-0 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gaudencio Lope, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Meng Yan Jing made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Silvestre Unai sent off a good shot on target. Gaudencio Lope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Dunajski, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Gaudencio Lope came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Abandon All Hope's Tomasz Cipinski. But to his dismay, Tomasz Cipinski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. When Emil Dunajski fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Abandon All Hope's protests and gave Emil Dunajski a yellow card for diving instead. Meng Yan Jing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristobal Atauri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the match, Abandon All Hope's Emil Dunajski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gaudencio Lope narrowly saved just below the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Abandon All Hope had played much better football throughout.