U21 World League

Estádio Teixeirão
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nilton Sanches took the kick off in the first half of the match. Guto Sarmento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hieronim Tokarczyk having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcin Ciechanowicz in the 9th minute of play forced America Futebol Clube SP's goalkeeper Zé Pedro de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Rudzianka Szczecin were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after America Futebol Clube SP's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mariusz Niziolek took the corner. A collision led to FC Rudzianka Szczecin getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Florian Krygier hit a great ball. Antoni Sawicki recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, America Futebol Clube SP's Nestor Berger got a free kick in the 17th minute. After 17 played minutes, FC Rudzianka Szczecin's Mariusz Niziolek shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Zé Pedro de Queirós came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Rudzianka Szczecin reached it. America Futebol Clube SP's Zé Pedro de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antoni Sawicki in the 20th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcin Ciechanowicz in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zé Pedro de Queirós saved America Futebol Clube SP from getting behind. If Damazy Praski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 28 minutes into the match, America Futebol Clube SP's goal looked a bit too open when Damazy Praski came free, but Zé Pedro de Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hieronim Tokarczyk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fausto de Souza in the 34th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nilton Sanches got free with Hieronim Tokarczyk in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hieronim Tokarczyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After 43 minutes, Antoni Sawicki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Rudzianka Szczecin and the America Futebol Clube SP players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC Rudzianka Szczecin getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Antoni Sawicki hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Rudzianka Szczecin's zone, Nilton Sanches stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hieronim Tokarczyk came out of the goal and Nilton Sanches tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marcin Ciechanowicz made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcin Ciechanowicz in the 51st minute of play forced America Futebol Clube SP's goalkeeper Zé Pedro de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcin Ciechanowicz struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Zé Pedro de Queirós didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Rudzianka Szczecin. In the 57thth minute of the game Marcin Ciechanowicz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but America Futebol Clube SP's Zé Pedro de Queirós was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 60th minute, Damazy Praski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute of the match Guto Sarmento shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hieronim Tokarczyk showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Zé Pedro de Queirós was a little too slow when Iwan Kiewra got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 0-1. FC Rudzianka Szczecin's Hieronim Tokarczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilton Sanches in the 68th minute of play. Zé Pedro de Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcin Ciechanowicz in the 70th minute of play. After 73 played minutes Marcin Ciechanowicz rounded America Futebol Clube SP's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-2. America Futebol Clube SP's Zé Pedro de Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcin Ciechanowicz in the 76th minute of play. After 81 minutes, Radoslaw Bronkala mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Rudzianka Szczecin and the America Futebol Clube SP players grew even worse after the yellow card. Radoslaw Bronkala hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Zé Pedro de Queirós was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and Marcin Ciechanowicz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marcin Ciechanowicz really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Iwan Kiewra's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zé Pedro de Queirós firmly grabbed it by the left post. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by America Futebol Clube SP's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mariusz Niziolek was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Rudzianka Szczecin's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Mariusz Niziolek got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zé Pedro de Queirós quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marcin Ciechanowicz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Pedro de Queirós having to interfere. Zé Pedro de Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcin Ciechanowicz in the 93rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcin Ciechanowicz got free with Zé Pedro de Queirós in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. During the 96th minute of the match Radoslaw Bronkala completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Radoslaw Bronkala a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The FC Rudzianka Szczecin supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Rudzianka Szczecin would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.