U23 World League

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 9225 (Terracing: 6920, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink got the match started through his kick off. Zheng Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th match minute, The Obscurials was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anders Westerstrand to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alper Benli in the 11th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Adriano Ribeiro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Constantin Mudura. Adriano Ribeiro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink in the 19th minute of play. The Obscurials's Zheng Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alper Benli in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alper Benli in the 25th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alper Benli in the 26th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Obscurials's Zheng Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink in the 29th minute of play. Zheng Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alper Benli in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind WZG Sandomierz's goalkeeper Constantin Mudura, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the The Obscurials defense, Alper Benli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zheng Chao. The The Obscurials fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zheng Chao should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, WZG Sandomierz's Mete Tavukcu got a free kick in the 44th minute. The supporters of WZG Sandomierz booed when The Obscurials was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Ginter didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adriano Ribeiro to make the kick off. The Obscurials's Zheng Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alper Benli in the 52nd minute of play. Alper Benli was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 52nd minute. WZG Sandomierz's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 52nd minute of the match, Alper Benli tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zheng Chao saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. WZG Sandomierz's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mariusz Basaik in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, WZG Sandomierz's goal looked a bit too open when Anders Westerstrand came free, but Constantin Mudura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zheng Chao having to interfere. The supporters of WZG Sandomierz booed when The Obscurials was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriano Ribeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Obscurials's Lawrance Grandison was substituted for Adriano Ribeiro. In the 67th match minute, The Obscurials was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriano Ribeiro to maneuver through the defense. Zheng Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink in the 69th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Emílio Palmeira got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 79th match minute, The Obscurials was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emílio Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. Zheng Chao made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrzej Juskowiak in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute, Anders Westerstrand ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Constantin Mudura was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Stig Sandström got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind WZG Sandomierz's goalkeeper Constantin Mudura, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kala Mala charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kala Mala the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, WZG Sandomierz's Kala Mala got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The The Obscurials players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.