U23 World League

PLOMIEŃ ARENA
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) After having played for 4 minutes, Jedrzej Sakowicz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jedrzej Sakowicz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Czeslaw Dziedziak's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benedicto Sugoi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. After 8 played minutes Riesgo Cero got a freekick which was hit by Victorio Tartalo. 10 minutes into the game, Epifanio Sergi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Riesgo Cero's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW the free kick. After a rather tough play, Riesgo Cero's Epifanio Sergi got a free kick in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Charro in the 11th minute of play forced PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW's goalkeeper Jan Pacholewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Riesgo Cero getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Epifanio Sergi hit a great ball. Jan Pacholewski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Victorio Tartalo went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 23rd match minute, Riesgo Cero was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Epifanio Sergi to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the game, Riesgo Cero's Prudencio Rolado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jan Pacholewski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After some careless play in the PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW defense, Dante Roderigo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jan Pacholewski. The PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jan Pacholewski should have stopped the shot. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Riesgo Cero's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gwidon Czempa was slow to take the kick. During this time PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW's Czeslaw Dziedziak getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 41st match minute, PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucjan Lisewski to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dante Roderigo in the 44th minute of play forced PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW's goalkeeper Jan Pacholewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan Pacholewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Charro in the 45th minute of the match. After 46 minutes, Gwidon Czempa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW and the Riesgo Cero players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gwidon Czempa hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcos Charro was the one to do the kick off. Jan Pacholewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dante Roderigo in the 54th minute of the match. Prudencio Rolado's late challenge caught a PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Prudencio Rolado helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW booed when Riesgo Cero was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prudencio Rolado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jan Pacholewski made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Marcos Charro sent off a good shot on target. Domingos Gaskon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jan Pacholewski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Gwidon Czempa took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benedicto Sugoi. Benedicto Sugoi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. In the 65th minute, Marcos Charro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Riesgo Cero fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Jan Pacholewski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcos Charro went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. Jan Pacholewski was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Dante Roderigo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dante Roderigo really showed his touch with that goal: 2-6. Benedicto Sugoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jedrzej Sakowicz in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorio Tartalo in the 77th minute of play forced PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW's goalkeeper Jan Pacholewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Riesgo Cero's Victorio Tartalo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jan Pacholewski. That made the score 2-7 after 80 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Charro in the 84th minute of play forced PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW's goalkeeper Jan Pacholewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, PŁOMIEŃ CHMIELÓW's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Charro came free, but Jan Pacholewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Charro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jan Pacholewski came out and tried to block the shot, but Marcos Charro slotted it home off the left post making it 2-8 in the 91st minute. In the 94th minute Dante Roderigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Pacholewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Riesgo Cero's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.