U23 World League

Parada do Exército
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tadeusz Pozorski took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute, Piotr Adamus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 8 minutes into the match, Exército Português's Josué Granja sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lech Nakoneczny narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 14th minute of the match, Kevin Lages tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lech Nakoneczny saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Laurențiu Gaciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Piotr Adamus, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Laurențiu Gaciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeusz Pozorski in the 17th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Josué Granja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laurențiu Gaciu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tadeusz Pozorski's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. A collision led to Exército Português getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Cesário Pais hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, Exército Português's goal looked a bit too open when Jerzy Pliszka came free, but Laurențiu Gaciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Piotr Adamus in the 42nd minute of play forced Exército Português's goalkeeper Laurențiu Gaciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurențiu Gaciu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerzy Pliszka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Josué Granja was the one to do the kick off. Laurențiu Gaciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Piotr Adamus, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute Piotr Adamus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurențiu Gaciu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Laurențiu Gaciu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Laurențiu Gaciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeusz Pozorski in the 62nd minute of play. Laurențiu Gaciu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Piotr Adamus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute of the match, Andrzej Solibieda tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Laurențiu Gaciu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Laurențiu Gaciu made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Kajetan Zagrodny sent off a good shot on target. Exército Português's Laurențiu Gaciu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Exército Português from getting a goal against them. Tadeusz Pozorski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Laurențiu Gaciu made a huge save. Jerzy Pliszka hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Exército Português's Laurențiu Gaciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeusz Pozorski in the 83rd minute of play. Laurențiu Gaciu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeusz Pozorski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Piotr Adamus in the 87th minute of play forced Exército Português's goalkeeper Laurențiu Gaciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurențiu Gaciu made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Tadeusz Pozorski sent off a good shot on target. Andrzej Solibieda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Laurențiu Gaciu made a huge save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Russówek eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.