U23 World League

Senza Vergogna
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Pretoria Gostyń's Tomasz Falkowski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Pretoria Gostyń's zone, Diego Coccia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomasz Dziedelonis came out of the goal and Diego Coccia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomasz Dziedelonis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franco Evani, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After having played for 5 minutes, Fabiano Antonangeli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Squadra de Pippe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabiano Antonangeli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tomasz Dziedelonis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Evani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvise Colombi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomasz Falkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 17th minute, Tomasz Falkowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pretoria Gostyń fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 20 minutes into the game, Franco Evani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Squadra de Pippe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pretoria Gostyń the free kick. A collision led to Squadra de Pippe getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Franco Evani hit a great ball. Alvise Colombi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Przemyslaw Piszczor in the 23rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Pretoria Gostyń's zone, Franco Evani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomasz Dziedelonis came out of the goal and Franco Evani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomasz Dziedelonis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Evani in the 33rd minute of the match. Fabiano Antonangeli struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Tomasz Dziedelonis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Squadra de Pippe. A collision led to Pretoria Gostyń getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Michal Malewicki hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Franco Evani got free with Tomasz Dziedelonis in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michal Malewicki in the 44th minute of play forced Squadra de Pippe's goalkeeper Alvise Colombi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A nice corner shot did that Kacper Pryputnicki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alvise Colombi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Franco Evani kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Franco Evani made the kick off in the second half. Franco Evani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomasz Dziedelonis having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Pretoria Gostyń's Michal Malewicki got a free kick in the 54th minute. Tomasz Dziedelonis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Sardella in the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Evani in the 58th minute of play forced Pretoria Gostyń's goalkeeper Tomasz Dziedelonis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francesco Sardella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomasz Dziedelonis having to interfere. In the 61st match minute, Pretoria Gostyń was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zbyszek Niewiadomski to maneuver through the defense. Tomasz Dziedelonis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Preda, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Squadra de Pippe were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after Pretoria Gostyń's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Augusto Marini took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomasz Falkowski in the 65th minute of play forced Squadra de Pippe's goalkeeper Alvise Colombi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Pretoria Gostyń's Zbyszek Niewiadomski got a free kick in the 67th minute. Przemyslaw Piszczor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francesco Sardella hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Tomasz Dziedelonis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Franco Evani's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Tomasz Dziedelonis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Evani in the 84th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, Squadra de Pippe's goal looked a bit too open when Michal Malewicki came free, but Alvise Colombi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zbyszek Niewiadomski took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alvise Colombi. Squadra de Pippe's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pretoria Gostyń's Przemyslaw Piszczor got a free kick in the 96th minute. 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.