U23 World League

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Ekipa Gabi's Damian Chowaniec 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. In the 4th minute, Aureliusz Winograd ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodolfo Quirino was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Rodolfo Quirino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damian Chowaniec's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Rodolfo Quirino came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Ekipa Gabi's Aureliusz Winograd. But to his dismay, Aureliusz Winograd quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. A collision led to Ekipa Gabi getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Aureliusz Winograd hit a great ball. Caatiba MZC's Rodolfo Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Chowaniec in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to Caatiba MZC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Laerte da Silva hit a great ball. In the 21st minute Aureliusz Winograd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Quirino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Ekipa Gabi booed when Caatiba MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathias das Neves didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 25 played minutes Caatiba MZC got a freekick which was hit by Benedito Domingues. Francis Calmes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusébio Matorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Ekipa Gabi's goal looked a bit too open when Eusébio Matorin came free, but Francis Calmes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodolfo Quirino came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Ekipa Gabi's Damian Chowaniec. But to his dismay, Damian Chowaniec quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Bartosz Olejarz scored 0-4 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodolfo Quirino, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rodolfo Quirino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aureliusz Winograd went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Aureliusz Winograd struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Rodolfo Quirino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ekipa Gabi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Chowaniec in the 53rd minute of play forced Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aureliusz Winograd scored 0-6 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodolfo Quirino, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bartosz Olejarz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Quirino having to interfere. Caatiba MZC's Rodolfo Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Chowaniec in the 67th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Adrianinho Ortiz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francis Calmes was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Caatiba MZC's Rodolfo Quirino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Caatiba MZC from getting a goal against them. After 73 played minutes Caatiba MZC got a freekick which was hit by Allan Penha. Ekipa Gabi were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after Caatiba MZC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lucjan Dembowski took the corner. 77 minutes into the game, Bartosz Olejarz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ekipa Gabi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Caatiba MZC the free kick. After 77 played minutes Ekipa Gabi got a freekick which was hit by Bartosz Olejarz. Lucjan Dembowski charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucjan Dembowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lucjan Dembowski hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Rodolfo Quirino was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Damian Chowaniec capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Damian Chowaniec really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. Aureliusz Winograd might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodolfo Quirino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aureliusz Winograd ran back to his position shaking his head. Ekipa Gabi's Damian Chowaniec was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 95th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. When the final whistle sounded Ekipa Gabi left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Caatiba MZC.