U23 World League

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Spectators: 7569 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) 4 minutes in the game Alfred Chwalkiewicz did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Stanislaw Basinski. Steffen Hemelaers recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to MAC™ BLUE SIEMIANOWICE getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Stefan Brak hit a great ball. MAC™ BLUE SIEMIANOWICE's Zula Basaik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steffen Hemelaers in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Putin Club - OFF's goalkeeper Severo Roderigo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, MAC™ BLUE SIEMIANOWICE's Alfred Chwalkiewicz got a free kick in the 28th minute. Baltasar Perutxo fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 30th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. Zula Basaik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remigio Salomone in the 35th minute of play. Reynaldo Enekoitz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zula Basaik. MAC™ BLUE SIEMIANOWICE's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Stefan Brak made in the 43rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Stanislaw Basinski however managed to control. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Remigio Salomone to make the kick off. Severo Roderigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldemar Blochowiak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the match, MAC™ BLUE SIEMIANOWICE's goalkeeper Zula Basaik had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Steffen Hemelaers. Remigio Salomone took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zula Basaik. Zula Basaik dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Zula Basaik didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Steffen Hemelaers went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. When Steffen Hemelaers came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Putin Club - OFF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Steffen Hemelaers couldn't finish the play. In the 76th match minute, Putin Club - OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reynaldo Enekoitz to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th match minute, Putin Club - OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lin Ning Wei to maneuver through the defense. Remigio Salomone might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zula Basaik. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Remigio Salomone ran back to his position shaking his head. The Putin Club - OFF fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Putin Club - OFF's Steffen Hemelaers 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 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Putin Club - OFF's Steffen Hemelaers got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zula Basaik made an important save on a dangerous shot by Steffen Hemelaers in the 87th minute. After having played for 92 minutes, Remigio Salomone managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Putin Club - OFF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Remigio Salomone was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpected shot in the 93rd minute by Remigio Salomone got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 95 minutes into the match, Steffen Hemelaers notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of MAC™ BLUE SIEMIANOWICE's Zula Basaik. Zula Basaik was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Putin Club - OFF walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.