U23 World League

JUVENTUS STADIUM
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Alessandro Del Piero started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nicholas Ochavarri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Przemyslaw Cytrynski in the 2nd minute of play. Celestino Fandiño took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastian Fronczak. Sebastian Fronczak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Nicholas Ochavarri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwidon Jarek in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Rokita Brzeg Dolny's goal looked a bit too open when Celestino Fandiño came free, but Sebastian Fronczak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicholas Ochavarri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogumil Burdalski in the 14th minute of the match. Alessandro Del Piero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastian Fronczak made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Celestino Fandiño sent off a good shot on target. In the 23rd minute, Bogumil Burdalski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Rokita Brzeg Dolny getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Witold Karaszkiewicz hit a great ball. Nicholas Ochavarri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wincenty Rasimowicz's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. When Alessandro Del Piero in the 35th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Sebastian Fronczak kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 2-0 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. Nicholas Ochavarri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogumil Burdalski in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Del Piero in the 39th minute of play forced Rokita Brzeg Dolny's goalkeeper Sebastian Fronczak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Fronczak came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Alessandro Del Piero. But to his dismay, Alessandro Del Piero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Bogumil Burdalski's late challenge caught a JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bogumil Burdalski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th match minute, Rokita Brzeg Dolny was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bogumil Burdalski to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Lilian Thuram in the 48th minute really tested Sebastian Fronczak's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

If Celestino Fandiño had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Rokita Brzeg Dolny defense, Alessandro Del Piero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sebastian Fronczak. The Rokita Brzeg Dolny fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sebastian Fronczak should have stopped the shot. Alessandro Del Piero took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastian Fronczak. Sebastian Fronczak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. In the 59th minute, Wincenty Rasimowicz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sebastian Fronczak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celestino Fandiño, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Rokita Brzeg Dolny's goal looked a bit too open when Celestino Fandiño came free, but Sebastian Fronczak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Nicholas Ochavarri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC from getting a goal against them. In the 67th minute, Alessandro Del Piero ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastian Fronczak was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wincenty Rasimowicz in the 70th minute of play forced JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's goalkeeper Nicholas Ochavarri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Alessandro Del Piero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Sebastian Fronczak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Rokita Brzeg Dolny's Bogumil Burdalski got a free kick in the 75th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Rokita Brzeg Dolny's zone, Lilian Thuram stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastian Fronczak came out of the goal and Lilian Thuram tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Nicholas Ochavarri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gwidon Jarek in the 82nd minute of play. Rokita Brzeg Dolny's Klement Galagan couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 86th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC. Serapio Falces kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Klement Galagan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Nicholas Ochavarri made a huge save. Sebastian Fronczak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alessandro Del Piero went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Nicholas Ochavarri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC from getting a goal against them. Alessandro Del Piero scored 9-0 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sebastian Fronczak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.