U23 World League

Arena Sandinense
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Rodriguinho Dias did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Iwo Laba 3 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the match, KS Zgredy's goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Maia came free, but Iwo Laba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Romário Linares fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sandinense ADF's protests and gave Romário Linares a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th match minute, Sandinense ADF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romário Linares to maneuver through the defense. 13 minutes into the game, Sandinense ADF's Rodriguinho Dias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iwo Laba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. When Cássio Maia came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Sandinense ADF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cássio Maia couldn't finish the play. Wladyslaw Gajewski hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After having played for 36 minutes, Szczepan Korytkowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KS Zgredy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Szczepan Korytkowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Arnaldo Carioca fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sandinense ADF's protests and gave Arnaldo Carioca a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sandinense ADF getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Arnaldo Carioca hit a great ball. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rodriguinho Dias to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Szczepan Korytkowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KS Zgredy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Szczepan Korytkowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodriguinho Dias in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iwo Laba saved KS Zgredy from getting behind. Thanks to some nice moves Szczepan Korytkowski could shoot a difficult shot in the 59th minute, which Tony de Sena however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to KS Zgredy getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Wladyslaw Gajewski hit a great ball. In the 66th minute of the match Joel Penha shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Iwo Laba showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Szczepan Korytkowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Tony de Sena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Szczepan Korytkowski fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 73rd minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. Szczepan Korytkowski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tony de Sena firmly grabbed it by the left post. 80 minutes into the game, Rodriguinho Dias cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Iwo Laba was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodriguinho Dias in the 86th minute of play forced KS Zgredy's goalkeeper Iwo Laba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93 played minutes KS Zgredy got a freekick which was hit by Wladyslaw Gajewski. When the referee blew the final whistle, Sandinense ADF could leave the field as winners, despite KS Zgredy having more of the ball for most of the match.