U23 World League

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 8066 (Terracing: 6051, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachary Barniszke in the 2nd minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Delfim Vilas Boas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Carlos Castelo Branco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski. Zagórna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Castelo Branco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Manuel Rego charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manuel Rego the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cyprian Wykowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th match minute, Zagórna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boruc Skrzypiec to maneuver through the defense. Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lázaro Oliveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. MZ Fénix's Delfim Vilas Boas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zachary Barniszke in the 22nd minute of play. In the 25th minute Zachary Barniszke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delfim Vilas Boas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lázaro Oliveira in the 28th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Zachary Barniszke came free, but Delfim Vilas Boas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Lázaro Oliveira sent off a good shot on target. Delfim Vilas Boas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyprian Wykowski in the 38th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Roland Dziatkowicz came free, but Delfim Vilas Boas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zachary Barniszke made a kick off. The supporters of MZ Fénix booed when Zagórna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zenon Dejo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Belchior Miranda during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th minute, Belchior Miranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MZ Fénix:s Delfim Vilas Boas showed great skill when he stopped Zachary Barniszke:s penalty. With a little luck, MZ Fénix's Delfim Vilas Boas got control of the ball when Roland Dziatkowicz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zenon Dejo charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zenon Dejo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zenon Dejo hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Zenon Dejo hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Oliveira in the 70th minute of the match. Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lázaro Oliveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lázaro Oliveira in the 75th minute of play. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Zagórna's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Manuel Rego was slow to take the kick. During this time MZ Fénix's players had a chance to rest. Manuel Rego kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Delfim Vilas Boas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roch Petka, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lázaro Oliveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Oliveira in the 90th minute of the match. Roch Petka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delfim Vilas Boas having to interfere. Despite being the better team, MZ Fénix failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.