U23 World League

Court of Destiny
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) FC Blaugrana Kraków's Tolek Jaworski 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. In the 4thth minute of the game Di Zhen Lin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Blaugrana Kraków's Iwo Japola was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Blaugrana Kraków's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Patrick Bernard was slow to take the kick. During this time No Shit!!'s players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Karel Borst heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Eutichios Pagarliotas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iwo Japola read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Janusz Jucha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Blaugrana Kraków fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. If Olaf Karanowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Janusz Jucha in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Teo Bakker prevented the ball from getting in the gole. FC Blaugrana Kraków's Iwo Japola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eutichios Pagarliotas in the 21st minute of play. Gilbert Adamczak took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Teo Bakker. Teo Bakker dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Iwo Japola made an important save on a dangerous shot by Di Zhen Lin in the 33rd minute. Iwo Japola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Di Zhen Lin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teo Bakker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tolek Jaworski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of FC Blaugrana Kraków booed when No Shit!! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karel Borst didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the No Shit!! defense, Gilbert Adamczak kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teo Bakker. The No Shit!! fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teo Bakker should have stopped the shot. Tolek Jaworski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

In the 55th minute Di Zhen Lin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwo Japola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 55 played minutes FC Blaugrana Kraków got a freekick which was hit by Karol Osowski. The audience was convinced that Di Zhen Lin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iwo Japola was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Olaf Karanowski struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Teo Bakker didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Blaugrana Kraków. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Di Zhen Lin in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iwo Japola saved FC Blaugrana Kraków from getting behind. In the 64th play minute Janusz Jucha came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Teo Bakker. 0-5. The crowd rose to their feet as Tolek Jaworski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Teo Bakker. That made the score 0-6 in the 66 minute of play. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Di Zhen Lin put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Iwo Japola. Iwo Japola stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Di Zhen Lin's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Di Zhen Lin put it in 2-6 from a short distance just to the right of Iwo Japola. In the 82nd minute Di Zhen Lin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwo Japola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teo Bakker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tolek Jaworski in the 84th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 85th minute by Janusz Jucha got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Eutichios Pagarliotas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Iwo Japola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eutichios Pagarliotas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Janusz Jucha managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Blaugrana Kraków's supporters rose to their feet, but Janusz Jucha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teo Bakker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 97 played minutes FC Blaugrana Kraków got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Jaraczewski. The No Shit!! fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Blaugrana Kraków were clearly better and deserved to take the win.