U23 World League

Allianz Arena
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chris Cabezon kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goalkeeper Martin Markusson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maciej Haszczak. After 4 minutes of play, New England Minas's Chris Cabezon made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomasz Rutkowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tomasz Rutkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dallas Seymour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomasz Rutkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dallas Seymour in the 14th minute of the match. Tomasz Rutkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Cabezon in the 22nd minute of the match. Chris Cabezon got in the 22nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Tomasz Rutkowski handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. 24 minutes into the game, Leonard Daszkowski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Szczakowianka's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave New England Minas the free kick. After 25 played minutes Szczakowianka got a freekick which was hit by Piotr Grabski. 27 minutes into the match, Szczakowianka's goal looked a bit too open when Diogo Yurin came free, but Tomasz Rutkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomasz Rutkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chris Cabezon, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Tomasz Rutkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dallas Seymour, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Mateusz Kluska made the kick off in the second half. Mateusz Kluska struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Martin Markusson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Szczakowianka. After some careless play in the New England Minas defense, Zdzislaw Cetnar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Martin Markusson. The New England Minas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Martin Markusson should have stopped the shot. Diogo Yurin took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tomasz Rutkowski. Tomasz Rutkowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 69 minutes into the game, Diogo Yurin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tomasz Rutkowski. Diogo Yurin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Tomasz Rutkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dallas Seymour, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Szczakowianka's goalkeeper Tomasz Rutkowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dallas Seymour. Tomasz Rutkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogo Yurin in the 78th minute of play. In the 81st minute Mateusz Kluska shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Markusson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomasz Rutkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diogo Yurin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pawel Pracki's late challenge caught a New England Minas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pawel Pracki helped the player get up and apologised. Szczakowianka's Tomasz Rutkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dallas Seymour in the 95th minute of play. New England Minas played a much better game than Szczakowianka and deserved their victory. The Szczakowianka players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.