U23 World League

Allianz Gliwice
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antônio de Souza during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 6 minutes into the game, one of Maverick Futebol Clube:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Maverick Futebol Clube:s Michel Montenegro showed great skill when he stopped Filip Maziarz:s penalty. Vágner Proença made in the 12th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by GKS Milenium's Franciszek Witwicki. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waclaw Cupial in the 16th minute of play forced Maverick Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Michel Montenegro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Montenegro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Waclaw Cupial went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oséas Botelho in the 24th minute of play forced GKS Milenium's goalkeeper Waldemar Rybak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Wit Chuchro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Waclaw Cupial had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When João Tinoco fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Maverick Futebol Clube's protests and gave João Tinoco a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Maverick Futebol Clube's João Tinoco got a free kick in the 32nd minute. With his leg Michel Montenegro managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when GKS Milenium's Waclaw Cupial fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 37th minute, Wit Chuchro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Waldemar Rybak was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 44th minute Wit Chuchro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldemar Rybak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Waclaw Cupial was the one to do the kick off. After 51 played minutes Maverick Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Thomás Tepedino. 52 minutes into the match, GKS Milenium's Filip Maziarz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Michel Montenegro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Wit Chuchro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldemar Rybak having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, GKS Milenium's goal looked a bit too open when Oséas Botelho came free, but Waldemar Rybak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Waclaw Cupial might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Michel Montenegro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Waclaw Cupial ran back to his position shaking his head. Wit Chuchro struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Waldemar Rybak didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maverick Futebol Clube. In the 69th match minute, Maverick Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oséas Botelho to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Maverick Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Antônio de Souza hit a great ball. In the game's 74th minute GKS Milenium's Filip Maziarz took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Michel Montenegro and thus the score was 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Waclaw Cupial managed to get in a good position for a shot. GKS Milenium's supporters rose to their feet, but Waclaw Cupial was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michel Montenegro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Raimundo Abraão came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Maverick Futebol Clube 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 Raimundo Abraão couldn't finish the play. After 95 played minutes GKS Milenium got a freekick which was hit by Andrzej Makarewicz. Maverick Futebol Clube were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.