U23 World League

AllRaf
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cauan Pena got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes MKS Legion Częstochowa got a freekick which was hit by Norbert Rasimowicz. Jimeno Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathew Goncalves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 15 played minutes AllRaf EC got a freekick which was hit by Lauro Arce. Wellington Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adhemar Secco in the 16th minute of the match. After taking down the ball on MKS Legion Częstochowa's corner Rafal Gmoch fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Wellington Fantini quite easily take care of the ball. Jimeno Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lauro Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jimeno Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cauan Pena in the 24th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Czeslaw Kostrzewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wellington Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Cauan Pena managed to get in a good position for a shot. AllRaf EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cauan Pena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jimeno Velasco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mathew Goncalves got free with Jimeno Velasco in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rafal Gmoch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Wellington Fantini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Czeslaw Kostrzewski to strike the kick off in the second half. MKS Legion Częstochowa were furious when Norbert Rasimowicz was red carded, 59 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 58 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MKS Legion Częstochowa! The referee gave AllRaf EC a penalty, 61 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mathew Goncalves, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of MKS Legion Częstochowa's Jimeno Velasco. 1-0. 74 minutes into the game, Lauro Arce cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Jimeno Velasco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 81st minute of the match MKS Legion Częstochowa got a corner. AllRaf EC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rafal Gmoch ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Mathew Goncalves came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the AllRaf EC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mathew Goncalves couldn't finish the play. 89 minutes into the match, MKS Legion Częstochowa's goal looked a bit too open when Cauan Pena came free, but Jimeno Velasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 90 minutes MKS Legion Częstochowa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mathew Goncalves who took care of the corner kick. AllRaf EC's Mathew Goncalves was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jimeno Velasco in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. AllRaf EC's Wellington Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adhemar Secco in the 96th minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Roland Dziatkowski heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The AllRaf EC fans cheered their team off the field, for while MKS Legion Częstochowa had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.