U23 World League

SALIMEN Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Eugeniusz Kostka started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 played minutes Mafia Koniaka got a freekick which was hit by Jurand Sidorowicz. Szymon Zecman made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Matías de Sena sent off a good shot on target. Szymon Zecman made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Adilson Brito sent off a good shot on target. Giovanni Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugeniusz Kostka in the 13th minute of the match. Ksawery Rybak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni Lucas having to interfere. In the 17thth minute of the game Eugeniusz Kostka who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SALIMEN's Giovanni Lucas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, SALIMEN's José Augusto Lira got a free kick in the 20th minute. Eugeniusz Kostka recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Eugeniusz Kostka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giovanni Lucas was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Eugeniusz Kostka put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Giovanni Lucas. 32 minutes into the game, Adilson Brito lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Szymon Zecman. 36 minutes into the match, Mafia Koniaka's goal looked a bit too open when Nilson Marques came free, but Szymon Zecman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giovanni Lucas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugeniusz Kostka in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías de Sena in the 45th minute of play forced Mafia Koniaka's goalkeeper Szymon Zecman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giovanni Lucas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugeniusz Kostka in the 46th minute of play. In the 45th minute, one of SALIMEN:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for SALIMEN. The referee gave Mafia Koniaka a penalty, 48 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eugeniusz Kostka, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SALIMEN's Giovanni Lucas. 1-2.

Giovanni Lucas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrzej Gierasik, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After 54 played minutes Mafia Koniaka got a freekick which was hit by Zachariasz Siwy. In the 55th match minute, SALIMEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Souza to maneuver through the defense. Filip Gierasik's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Giovanni Lucas firmly grabbed it by the left post. Giovanni Lucas made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Filip Gierasik sent off a good shot on target. SALIMEN's Sílvio Luís Mendes was substituted for Gustavo Souza. A hard shot 66 in the game by Eugeniusz Kostka from a close distance when the talented Giovanni Lucas managed to make a qualified save. SALIMEN's players were relieved. Giovanni Lucas stood somewhat misplaced when Eugeniusz Kostka came free in front of goal and shot 1-3 to the left of him in the 66 minute. In the 69th minute, Mafia Koniaka's Eugeniusz Kostka dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. SALIMEN's Giovanni Lucas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugeniusz Kostka in the 72nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filip Gierasik got free with Giovanni Lucas in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, SALIMEN's Nilson Marques got a free kick in the 77th minute. If Ksawery Rybak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eugeniusz Kostka's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 81stth minute, Giovanni Lucas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. SALIMEN's Giovanni Lucas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save SALIMEN from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 93 minutes, Giovanni Lucas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of Mafia Koniaka booed when SALIMEN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nilson Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mafia Koniaka walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.