U23 World League

Opel ArenA
Spectators: 8043 (Terracing: 6033, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Teodosio Frans kicked off to start the match. Rodolfo Arruabarrena hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Emanuel Laurin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ritchie Van Menen in the 13th minute of play. Rodolfo Arruabarrena made in the 16th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by KP Opel Kamień's Ángel Baena. Emanuel Laurin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ritchie Van Menen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 17 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabi Batistuta in the 23rd minute of play forced KP Opel Kamień's goalkeeper Gigih Bang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Candela FC's goalkeeper Emanuel Laurin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 29th minute, Teodosio Frans made a precise shot to the right of Gigih Bang. KP Opel Kamień's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. La Candela FC's Emanuel Laurin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ritchie Van Menen in the 33rd minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, KP Opel Kamień's goal looked a bit too open when Gabi Batistuta came free, but Gigih Bang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Orlando Medina hit a great ball. Emanuel Laurin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kacper Mochowak in the 39th minute of the match. After 41 played minutes KP Opel Kamień got a freekick which was hit by Ritchie Van Menen. Juarês Leite made in the 42nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Kacper Mochowak immediately put the ball in play. After the first half La Candela FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kacper Mochowak was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudio Marangoni during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 57 played minutes La Candela FC got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Marangoni. Claudio Marangoni kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Gigih Bang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabi Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th match minute, KP Opel Kamień was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iwan Pilitowski to maneuver through the defense. Gigih Bang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabi Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 69 played minutes La Candela FC got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Medina. La Candela FC made a substitution. Jeremias Bide replaced Alcides Silveira. In the 71st match minute, La Candela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Medina to maneuver through the defense. Ritchie Van Menen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. KP Opel Kamień's Aureliusz Brak was substituted for Radowit Szel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacper Mochowak in the 76th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Emanuel Laurin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Laurin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kacper Mochowak, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ángel Baena in the 78th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Emanuel Laurin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute, Gabi Batistuta reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gigih Bang. The goal made the score 1-3. Emanuel Laurin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kacper Mochowak, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Emanuel Laurin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ritchie Van Menen, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The KP Opel Kamień supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching La Candela FC's performance. The match ended with a win for La Candela FC.