U23 World League

Escobedo Stadium
Spectators: 7765 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) Godofredo Rik started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Shao Jing Yuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Witold Zielinski in the 2nd minute of the match. In the 7th minute of the match, Godofredo Rik got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jaroslaw Lichniak was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 8 minutes into the game, Mauricio Montes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santa Fe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galja Kraków the free kick. After a rather tough play, Santa Fe's Mauricio Montes got a free kick in the 8th minute. Shao Jing Yuan didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Galja Kraków's Boruc Rasiak shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After a rather tough play, Galja Kraków's Radomil Golota got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute Sebastian Hodyl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shao Jing Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 played minutes Santa Fe got a freekick which was hit by Venancio Bertol. Ksawery Gierasik's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shao Jing Yuan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Sebastian Hodyl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute, Tymoteusz Lewicki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tymoteusz Lewicki scored 0-2 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shao Jing Yuan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Santa Fe's Shao Jing Yuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boruc Rasiak in the 38th minute of play. In the 44th match minute, Santa Fe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hélio Sousa to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Boruc Rasiak managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galja Kraków's supporters rose to their feet, but Boruc Rasiak was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shao Jing Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Venancio Bertol in the 48th minute of play forced Galja Kraków's goalkeeper Jaroslaw Lichniak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Galja Kraków were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Boruc Rasiak stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Galja Kraków getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Boruc Rasiak hit a great ball. 52 minutes into the game, Toro Murillo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Jaroslaw Lichniak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boruc Rasiak in the 58th minute of play forced Santa Fe's goalkeeper Shao Jing Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Slawomir Szpakowski during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Santa Fe booed when Galja Kraków was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slawomir Szpakowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mauricio Montes was shown his second yellow card after 68 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Santa Fe's Mauricio Montes got a free kick in the 69th minute. Shao Jing Yuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boruc Rasiak, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Sebastian Hodyl could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Shao Jing Yuan made a huge save. Jaroslaw Lichniak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliott Pépin, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by Galja Kraków's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Godofredo Rik was slow to take the kick. During this time Santa Fe's players had a chance to rest. Santa Fe's Godofredo Rik was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jaroslaw Lichniak in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Shao Jing Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tymoteusz Lewicki in the 81st minute of play. Jaroslaw Lichniak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Venancio Bertol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the match, Galja Kraków's goal looked a bit too open when Florentino Elixio came free, but Jaroslaw Lichniak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Godofredo Rik fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santa Fe's protests and gave Godofredo Rik a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Galja Kraków booed when Santa Fe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godofredo Rik didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Galja Kraków supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Galja Kraków would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.