U23 World League

Lemon tree
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jacek Wasikowski started the match with the kick off. In the 11th minute Oro Cameno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Ruszkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damian Ruszkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richie Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Carrol McLean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Racing Rocafort C.F. booed when Słodkie Cytryny was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slawomir Jucha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Damian Ruszkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charro Camino, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Blasco Macho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacek Wasikowski in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Słodkie Cytryny getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Miromir Pysz hit a great ball. Damian Ruszkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charro Camino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Słodkie Cytryny's Carrol McLean sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Blasco Macho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Jacek Wasikowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Słodkie Cytryny fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Damian Ruszkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charro Camino in the 46th minute of play. With his leg Blasco Macho managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when Słodkie Cytryny's Jacek Wasikowski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Charro Camino to make the kick off. In the 63rd minute, Boguslaw Zawaski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Orlondo Sacristán fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Ruszkowski having to interfere. Słodkie Cytryny's Damian Ruszkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richie Duarte in the 78th minute of play. In the 79thth minute of the game Charro Camino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Słodkie Cytryny's Damian Ruszkowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 80th minute, Miromir Pysz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the match, Słodkie Cytryny's goalkeeper Damian Ruszkowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Charro Camino. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jacek Wasikowski in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Blasco Macho saved Racing Rocafort C.F. from getting behind. Słodkie Cytryny's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jacek Wasikowski in the 91st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oro Cameno during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 92nd minute, Oro Cameno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damian Ruszkowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Richie Duarte in the 94th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Słodkie Cytryny had won after a very even match.