U23 World League

Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Yofré AFC's Leonel Monico 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. Aaron Mero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remigiusz Loncki in the 3rd minute of play. Maciej Hoffman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 9th minute, Jacobo Hernandez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dobromir Gdowski made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Leonel Monico sent off a good shot on target. 14 minutes into the match, Yofré AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Miromir Kasprzykowski came free, but Aaron Mero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Remigiusz Loncki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tomitak Wrocław's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yofré AFC the free kick. 21 minutes into the match, Yofré AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mariusz Motyl came free, but Aaron Mero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute, Dario Tipi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Remigiusz Loncki kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. With a little luck, Tomitak Wrocław's Dobromir Gdowski got control of the ball when Leonel Monico tried to sneak it across the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Miromir Kasprzykowski notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Yofré AFC's Aaron Mero. Aaron Mero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 47th minute Dario Tipi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dobromir Gdowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mariusz Motyl to strike the kick off in the second half. When Miromir Kasprzykowski fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tomitak Wrocław's protests and gave Miromir Kasprzykowski a yellow card for diving instead. Miromir Kasprzykowski hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute of the match, Miromir Kasprzykowski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aaron Mero saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Remigiusz Loncki in the 56thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Aaron Mero, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Remigiusz Loncki did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Aaron Mero 57 minutes into the match. In the 61st match minute, Yofré AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Nel to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miromir Kasprzykowski in the 64th minute of play forced Yofré AFC's goalkeeper Aaron Mero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aaron Mero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miromir Kasprzykowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Florencio Laurin charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Florencio Laurin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 69 played minutes Yofré AFC got a freekick which was hit by Florencio Laurin. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Mariusz Motyl managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tomitak Wrocław's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariusz Motyl was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aaron Mero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Yofré AFC booed when Tomitak Wrocław was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jedrzej Skarpiak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 77 minutes, Aaron Mero successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Tomitak Wrocław's Dobromir Gdowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacobo Hernandez in the 80th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Remigiusz Loncki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Tomitak Wrocław getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Remigiusz Loncki hit a great ball. If Maciej Hoffman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Yofré AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Tomitak Wrocław's performance. The match ended with a win for Tomitak Wrocław.