U23 World League

WaHa Stadium
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mané Catarinense kicked off to start the match. Gilbert Zawaski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mané Catarinense in the 4th minute of play. When Jeferson Amaral fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Samurai Champions FC's protests and gave Jeferson Amaral a yellow card for diving instead. 9 minutes into the match, WaHa TeaM's goal looked a bit too open when Jeferson Amaral came free, but Gilbert Zawaski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilbert Zawaski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mané Catarinense in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to Samurai Champions FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Mané Catarinense hit a great ball. WaHa TeaM's Gilbert Zawaski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renan Sena in the 20th minute of play. Lech Babicki succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 23rd playminute. 26 minutes into the match, Jeferson Amaral had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilbert Zawaski. WaHa TeaM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jeferson Amaral was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mané Catarinense in the 32nd minute of play forced WaHa TeaM's goalkeeper Gilbert Zawaski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilbert Zawaski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeferson Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th match minute, WaHa TeaM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcin Siwy to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to WaHa TeaM getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Zdzislaw Siembab hit a great ball. After 41 played minutes WaHa TeaM got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Kiszkiel. Gilbert Zawaski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mané Catarinense in the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lech Babicki stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Lech Babicki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexsandro Netto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 52 minutes into the game, Sebastian Kiszkiel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. WaHa TeaM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Samurai Champions FC the free kick. The supporters of Samurai Champions FC booed when WaHa TeaM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Kiszkiel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rubens Massa hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Mané Catarinense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilbert Zawaski was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Mané Catarinense managed to get in a good position for a shot. Samurai Champions FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mané Catarinense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilbert Zawaski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 69 played minutes WaHa TeaM got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Kiszkiel. Mané Catarinense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilbert Zawaski having to interfere. Gilbert Zawaski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renan Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gilbert Zawaski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renan Sena in the 80th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, WaHa TeaM's goal looked a bit too open when Mané Catarinense came free, but Gilbert Zawaski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilbert Zawaski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mané Catarinense, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Gilbert Zawaski didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 96th minute, which inside left pole to 1-3. Samurai Champions FC played a much better game than WaHa TeaM and deserved their victory. The WaHa TeaM players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.