U23 World League

Gortaty
Spectators: 7546 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Aleksander Bykowski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 played minutes Potencial Desperdiciado F got a freekick which was hit by Einar Sävström. Aleksander Bykowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Aleksander Bykowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franciszek Wicherek in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Radu Proca saved Potencial Desperdiciado F from getting behind. Franciszek Wicherek kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Gustaw Basaik hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After 28 minutes of play, Potencial Desperdiciado F's Iraido Treviño made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arturo Boruc was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gortaty's Arturo Boruc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Einar Sävström in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute of the match Osmar Baiano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arturo Boruc skillfully saved the ball. In the 40th minute Aleksander Bykowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radu Proca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arturo Boruc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iraido Treviño, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Potencial Desperdiciado F's Iraido Treviño got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

In the 52nd minute Aleksander Bykowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radu Proca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radu Proca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aleksander Bykowski's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. In the 56th match minute, Potencial Desperdiciado F was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osmar Baiano to maneuver through the defense. The Gortaty fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when Gortaty's Aleksander Bykowski 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 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The crowd rose to their feet as Potencial Desperdiciado F's Einar Sävström slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arturo Boruc. That made the score 1-4 after 67 minutes of play. Potencial Desperdiciado F's Radu Proca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksander Bykowski in the 70th minute of play. When Einar Sävström came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Potencial Desperdiciado F 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 Einar Sävström couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Aleksander Bykowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Radu Proca was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Czeslaw Skrzypiec hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Franciszek Wicherek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 86 minutes into the match, Gortaty's goalkeeper Arturo Boruc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugo Ganix. Arturo Boruc came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Potencial Desperdiciado F's Hugo Ganix. But to his dismay, Hugo Ganix quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. Arturo Boruc was a little too slow when Einar Sävström got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 1-6. After 95 minutes, Teagan Petukas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Potencial Desperdiciado F and the Gortaty players grew even worse after the yellow card. Teagan Petukas kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Gustaw Basaik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Potencial Desperdiciado F eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.