U23 World League

Reinersdorf
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rafal Rudy started the match with the kick off. Miromir Cichocki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseo Remigio in the 4th minute of play. The Cougars FC fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when Cougars FC's Carmelo Feliz looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 13 minutes into the game, Carmelo Feliz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Miromir Cichocki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 24 minutes into the game, Cougars FC's Leonides Ofelio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Miromir Cichocki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. After 28 minutes, Bonifacio Valerio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cougars FC and the FC Szczucin players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC Szczucin booed when Cougars FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bonifacio Valerio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Miromir Cichocki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carmelo Feliz in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Carmelo Feliz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cougars FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. In the 38th minute, Justo Tohias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Miromir Cichocki was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. Carmelo Feliz succeeded in the game's 42nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-9. 46 minutes into the game, Cougars FC's Carmelo Feliz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Miromir Cichocki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-10. After the first half Cougars FC were leading 0-10. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carmelo Feliz was the one to do the kick off. After 54 played minutes Cougars FC got a freekick which was hit by Leonides Ofelio. After 55 played minutes, FC Szczucin's Mateusz Banach shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Romeo Pedroso came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Szczucin reached it. After 57 played minutes FC Szczucin got a freekick which was hit by Tanek Maciejewski. After 58 minutes, Carmelo Feliz made it 0-11 with a short kick to the right side. FC Szczucin's Miromir Cichocki tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Carmelo Feliz had several of the FC Szczucin's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 61 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-12 score and a disappointed Miromir Cichocki as he didn't even see the shot coming. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonides Ofelio in the 66th minute of play forced FC Szczucin's goalkeeper Miromir Cichocki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miromir Cichocki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carmelo Feliz in the 68th minute of the match. Ramon Rufo 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. Justo Tohias received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Miromir Cichocki came out and tried to block the shot, but Justo Tohias slotted it home off the left post making it 0-13 in the 75th minute. The Cougars FC fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when Cougars FC's Leonides Ofelio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-14 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Leonides Ofelio who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 80thth minute tested the skills of Miromir Cichocki when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Miromir Cichocki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonides Ofelio in the 85th minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Leonides Ofelio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Miromir Cichocki was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-15. 88 minutes into the match, FC Szczucin's goalkeeper Miromir Cichocki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonides Ofelio. Justo Tohias took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Miromir Cichocki. Miromir Cichocki dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-16. In the 93rd minute, Leonides Ofelio made a precise shot to the right of Miromir Cichocki. FC Szczucin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-17. In the 96th minute, Ramon Rufo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romeo Pedroso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Noworolnik in the 97th minute of play. Romeo Pedroso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Noworolnik in the 97th minute of the match. Cougars FC played a much better game than FC Szczucin and deserved their victory. The FC Szczucin players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.