U23 World League

Arena Demarchi
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alexsandro Britto kicked off to start the match. Oscar Saldanha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ksawery Pilsudski went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Kléber Queirós managed to get in a good position for a shot. Squadra Demarchi's supporters rose to their feet, but Kléber Queirós was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Konrad Rykaczewski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 20th minute, one of Pogoń Stawiszyn:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pogoń Stawiszyn. Claudinho Loyola took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Konrad Rykaczewski. Konrad Rykaczewski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. If Roland Ranowiecki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pogoń Stawiszyn's Konrad Rykaczewski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Pogoń Stawiszyn from getting a goal against them. Dobromir Zworski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Pogoń Stawiszyn booed when Squadra Demarchi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mané Xavier didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dobromir Zworski to strike the kick off in the second half. Pogoń Stawiszyn's Konrad Rykaczewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kléber Queirós in the 51st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Pogoń Stawiszyn's Dobromir Zworski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Oscar Saldanha. That made the score 2-3 after 52 minutes of play. 55 minutes into the match, Pogoń Stawiszyn's Zdzislaw Zacharczyk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oscar Saldanha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ciro Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Dobromir Zworski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Saldanha having to interfere. Konrad Rykaczewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kléber Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute, Mané Xavier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute Kléber Queirós shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konrad Rykaczewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Mané Xavier fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Squadra Demarchi's protests and gave Mané Xavier a yellow card for diving instead. Mané Xavier hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute, Jerzy Piechna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute Kléber Queirós shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konrad Rykaczewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the game, Nelson Vidal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Squadra Demarchi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pogoń Stawiszyn the free kick. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Nelson Vidal hit a great ball. Squadra Demarchi's Samuel Ribeiro suffered a sore thigh after 88 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Squadra Demarchi's Rafael da Rocha was substituted for Samuel Ribeiro. Zdzislaw Zacharczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Pogoń Stawiszyn's Konrad Rykaczewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernesto Pereira in the 92nd minute of play. Dobromir Zworski might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oscar Saldanha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dobromir Zworski ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 96th minute Ernesto Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konrad Rykaczewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Pogoń Stawiszyn players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.