U23 World League

Arena Skarpa Ełk
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Krzysztof Biskupiak started the match with the kick off. When Cyryl Liberko fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Skarpa Ełk's protests and gave Cyryl Liberko a yellow card for diving instead. After 2 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Skarpa Ełk! Jedrzej Grucza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kléber Guedes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that James Rodriguez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jedrzej Grucza was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Rodriguez in the 10th minute of play forced Skarpa Ełk's goalkeeper Jedrzej Grucza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute Angelo Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jedrzej Grucza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wilian Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Korneliusz Narbut, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Wladyslaw Kocieniewski kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Paulo Renato Valladares's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jedrzej Grucza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Jedrzej Grucza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Renato Valladares in the 35th minute of the match. Krzysztof Biskupiak scored 1-0 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wilian Guimarães, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jedrzej Grucza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeu Prado in the 39th minute of the match. Arkadiusz Dulka hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the match, LauerArmy's Paulo Renato Valladares broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Krzysztof Biskupiak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Wilian Guimarães made a huge save. Jedrzej Grucza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Rodriguez in the 46th minute of play. The supporters of LauerArmy booed when Skarpa Ełk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Korneliusz Narbut didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kléber Guedes to make the kick off. Jedrzej Grucza made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Angelo Teixeira sent off a good shot on target. Skarpa Ełk's Jedrzej Grucza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Skarpa Ełk from getting a goal against them. Jedrzej Grucza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Rodriguez in the 55th minute of the match. Angelo Teixeira took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jedrzej Grucza. Jedrzej Grucza 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. Jedrzej Grucza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kléber Guedes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70 played minutes LauerArmy got a freekick which was hit by Franklin Alvarenga. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eugeniusz Wawrukiewicz in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wilian Guimarães prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Skarpa Ełk booed when LauerArmy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rony Ramalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Skarpa Ełk's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Teixeira came free, but Jedrzej Grucza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute James Rodriguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jedrzej Grucza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wilian Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkadiusz Dulka in the 86th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, LauerArmy's Jedrzej Grucza threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rony Ramalho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Eugeniusz Wawrukiewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Paulo Renato Valladares took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jedrzej Grucza. Skarpa Ełk's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. LauerArmy's Rony Ramalho shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 94th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jedrzej Grucza but with some difficulty. In the 94th match minute, Skarpa Ełk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wladyslaw Kocieniewski to maneuver through the defense. LauerArmy's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.