U23 World League

Excalibur Arena
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edin Džeko kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Edin Džeko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardino Eneko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, F.C. Sosnowiec's Leonard Lewkowicz got a free kick in the 9th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Radomil Brack was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C. Sosnowiec's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Terremoto FC the free kick. In the 15th minute, Radomil Brack hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 minutes into the match, F.C. Sosnowiec's goalkeeper Kacper Tobiáš had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan Chabier. Bernardino Eneko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edin Džeko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardino Eneko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radomil Brack in the 32nd minute of the match. Bernardino Eneko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edin Džeko's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. After a rather tough play, F.C. Sosnowiec's Radomil Brack got a free kick in the 39th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Juan Chabier made a kick off. With a little luck, Terremoto FC's Bernardino Eneko got control of the ball when Massem Mendes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Terremoto FC's Bernardino Eneko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edin Džeko in the 53rd minute of play. When Terremoto FC's Cornelio Hermelando in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C. Sosnowiec's goalie prevented a goal. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Bernardino Eneko successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Edin Džeko managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. Sosnowiec's supporters rose to their feet, but Edin Džeko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardino Eneko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 66 minutes of play, Terremoto FC's Bruno Hechter made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kacper Tobiáš was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 73rd minute Juan Chabier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kacper Tobiáš saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardino Eneko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstanty Literski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Terremoto FC were furious when Zeledon Ferran was red carded, 78 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Zeledon Ferran kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After 81 minutes Terremoto FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Konstanty Literski who took care of the corner kick. Ziemowit Oleszak made a great header on F.C. Sosnowiec's corner, it was just that Terremoto FC's Bernardino Eneko managed to reach the ball for a save. Edin Džeko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bernardino Eneko read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Terremoto FC's goalkeeper Bernardino Eneko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Massem Mendes. After a rather tough play, Terremoto FC's Nemesio Txilar got a free kick in the 86th minute. If Edin Džeko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th match minute, Terremoto FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nemesio Txilar to maneuver through the defense. Nemesio Txilar made in the 92nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by F.C. Sosnowiec's Ziemowit Oleszak. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edin Džeko in the 92nd minute of play forced Terremoto FC's goalkeeper Bernardino Eneko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the game, Cornelio Hermelando was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Terremoto FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C. Sosnowiec the free kick. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.