U23 World League

Mielcuchy
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Yann Scott made the kick off which started today's match. Benedykt Trzemzalski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Sabri Fouquet made a huge save. The referee felt a red card was in order, 5 minutes into the game, when Bogdan Lichniak put in a rough tackle. After 5 played minutes KoLiber got a freekick which was hit by Bogdan Lichniak. Fulgencio Ekaitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilfried Mahé, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute John Holmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Ekaitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benedykt Trzemzalski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Sabri Fouquet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. KoLiber's Fulgencio Ekaitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dominique Virapin in the 13th minute of play. Sabri Fouquet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedykt Trzemzalski in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, John Holmes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yann Scott in the 21st minute of play forced KoLiber's goalkeeper Fulgencio Ekaitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benedykt Trzemzalski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Sabri Fouquet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benedykt Trzemzalski scored 1-0 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sabri Fouquet, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 30 minutes into the match, KoLiber's Benedykt Trzemzalski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sabri Fouquet narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benedykt Trzemzalski in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sabri Fouquet saved La Pointe Courte from getting behind. In the 41st minute, Éric Di Meo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 41 minutes, Benedykt Trzemzalski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KoLiber's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benedykt Trzemzalski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. KoLiber's Fulgencio Ekaitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yann Scott in the 46th minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, Damazy Jandryca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KoLiber's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Pointe Courte the free kick. After 48 played minutes KoLiber got a freekick which was hit by Damazy Jandryca. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dominique Virapin in the 49th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fulgencio Ekaitz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Benedykt Trzemzalski to strike the kick off in the second half. Benedykt Trzemzalski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sabri Fouquet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Matuch in the 59th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Benedykt Trzemzalski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KoLiber fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Sabri Fouquet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedykt Trzemzalski in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathys Guigon in the 87th minute of play forced KoLiber's goalkeeper Fulgencio Ekaitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Benedykt Trzemzalski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th minute Benedykt Trzemzalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sabri Fouquet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fulgencio Ekaitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathys Guigon in the 97th minute of the match. KoLiber were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of La Pointe Courte for a fine match.