U23 World League

Marakana
Spectators: 7953 (Terracing: 5966, Seating: 1829, VIP seats: 158) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maciej Warka made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Antoni Pawlik was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chelmza Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Winthont FC the free kick. After 3 played minutes Chelmza Team got a freekick which was hit by Antoni Pawlik. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex de Rudder in the 4th minute of play forced Chelmza Team's goalkeeper Michal Gniech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Cristian Norino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michal Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maciej Warka in the 15th minute of play forced Winthont FC's goalkeeper Dennis Beerthuis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex de Rudder blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Michal Gniech having to make a save. In the 19th minute Alex de Rudder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michal Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan Tevreden blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Michal Gniech having to make a save. Winthont FC's Dennis Beerthuis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Winthont FC from getting a goal against them. Cristian Norino might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Michal Gniech. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Norino ran back to his position shaking his head. Alex de Rudder took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michal Gniech. Michal Gniech dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Chelmza Team's Michal Gniech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex de Rudder in the 33rd minute of play. If Maciej Warka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dennis Beerthuis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maciej Warka in the 36th minute. Alex de Rudder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Michal Gniech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Winthont FC's Dennis Beerthuis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olgierd Przybyciel in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44thth minute of the game Alex de Rudder who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chelmza Team's Michal Gniech was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When Alex de Rudder fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Winthont FC's protests and gave Alex de Rudder a yellow card for diving instead. Alex de Rudder kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex de Rudder in the 56th minute of play forced Chelmza Team's goalkeeper Michal Gniech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Winthont FC's Jan Tevreden quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Antoni Pawlik, made in the 59th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex de Rudder got free with Michal Gniech in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Winthont FC made a substitution. Jacobus Lubbers replaced Gert Jan van Westerop. Winthont FC's Kadim Argun was substituted for Alex de Rudder. After 71 minutes Chelmza Team's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cristian Norino who took care of the corner kick. Antoni Pawlik hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 85th match minute, Winthont FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Hoffmann to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute of the match Antoni Pawlik shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dennis Beerthuis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jacobus Lubbers during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Chelmza Team booed when Winthont FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacobus Lubbers didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute, Kadim Argun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Michal Gniech was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5.