U21 World League

Arena Taquaras
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Michel Ibrahimovic got the match started through his kick off. ADM Taquaras's Rubinho Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrzej Duda in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, ADM Taquaras's Michel Ibrahimovic sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pawel Gierlach narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 15 played minutes Pogromcy Flaków got a freekick which was hit by Karol Pincoski. After a rather tough play, ADM Taquaras's Michel Shevchenko got a free kick in the 17th minute. Rubinho Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrzej Duda in the 20th minute of the match. Pawel Gierlach made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Michel Ibrahimovic sent off a good shot on target. ADM Taquaras were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after Pogromcy Flaków's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Michel Martinelli took the corner. The corner ended in Michel Martinelli almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Pogromcy Flaków's Pawel Gierlach did a great save. Rubinho Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrzej Duda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michel Ibrahimovic's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pawel Gierlach firmly grabbed it by the left post. Pawel Gierlach made an important save on a dangerous shot by Michel Ibrahimovic in the 35th minute. Pedro Paulo Cruz kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mateusz Lichorobiec was the one to do the kick off. After 52 played minutes ADM Taquaras got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Paulo Cruz. In the 53rd match minute, ADM Taquaras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michel Ibrahimovic to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 55 minutes, Michel Ibrahimovic managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ADM Taquaras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michel Ibrahimovic was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 57 minutes into the game, ADM Taquaras's Michel Ibrahimovic nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pawel Gierlach made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. ADM Taquaras's Rubinho Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrzej Duda in the 64th minute of play. After having played for 67 minutes, Michel Ibrahimovic managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ADM Taquaras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michel Ibrahimovic was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 70th minute, Michel Ibrahimovic ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pawel Gierlach was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Pawel Gierlach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michel Ibrahimovic in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Pogromcy Flaków's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Ibrahimovic came free, but Pawel Gierlach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pawel Gierlach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Ibrahimovic in the 79th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Andrzej Duda reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rubinho Abreu. The goal made the score 4-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrzej Duda during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 91 played minutes Pogromcy Flaków got a freekick which was hit by Andrzej Duda. In the 92nd minute Michel Shevchenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pawel Gierlach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Michel Ibrahimovic put it in 5-1 from a short distance just to the right of Pawel Gierlach. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pogromcy Flaków players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ADM Taquaras.