U23 World League

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tedi Lulo got the match started through his kick off. Jani Hamzallari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 5 minutes of play, LOS BLANCOS's Tedi Lulo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Napoleon Pusiak was left in no man's land by his defense there! Everardo Mingo came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Dom Spokojnej Młodości's Szymon Wachna. But to his dismay, Szymon Wachna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 13 played minutes LOS BLANCOS got a freekick which was hit by Deng Kun Xu. 22 minutes into the match, Tedi Lulo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Napoleon Pusiak. Dom Spokojnej Młodości's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tedi Lulo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. LOS BLANCOS's Everardo Mingo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wawrzyniec Pietrowicz in the 32nd minute of play. Mevlan Mile charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mevlan Mile the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to LOS BLANCOS getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Mevlan Mile hit a great ball. Everardo Mingo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Szymon Wachna in the 37th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Adas Dresik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Napoleon Pusiak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jani Hamzallari in the 42nd minute. With a little luck, Dom Spokojnej Młodości's Napoleon Pusiak got control of the ball when Deng Kun Xu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgar Basaik in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Everardo Mingo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Szymon Wachna stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, LOS BLANCOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deng Kun Xu to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Wawrzyniec Pietrowicz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Everardo Mingo was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. 58 minutes into the match, Szymon Wachna dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Everardo Mingo, 4-2. LOS BLANCOS's Everardo Mingo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Szymon Wachna in the 61st minute of play. Napoleon Pusiak came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by LOS BLANCOS's Jani Hamzallari. But to his dismay, Jani Hamzallari quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-2. In the 70th minute, Tedi Lulo made a precise shot to the right of Napoleon Pusiak. Dom Spokojnej Młodości's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-2. Evaristo Truylos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Everardo Mingo having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, LOS BLANCOS's goalkeeper Everardo Mingo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgar Basaik. Napoleon Pusiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jani Hamzallari in the 78th minute of the match. Edgar Basaik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Everardo Mingo made a huge save. With an all-out effort, Dom Spokojnej Młodości's Everardo Mingo threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Edgar Basaik, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jani Hamzallari hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Everardo Mingo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Basaik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st match minute, Dom Spokojnej Młodości was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabi Naze to maneuver through the defense. Napoleon Pusiak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tedi Lulo in the 92nd minute of play. LOS BLANCOS's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.