U23 World League

GardaviaArena
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Saúl Soveral got the match started through his kick off. Ɍυƒυs™'s Francisco Ribas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Banaszak in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the game, Ɍυƒυs™'s Saúl Soveral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 曾挺朗 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Rafal Kosowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francisco Ribas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damian Banaszak in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Banaszak in the 22nd minute of play forced Ɍυƒυs™'s goalkeeper Francisco Ribas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute, Damian Banaszak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pogoń Stawiszyn fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Noel Carmo hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the game, Damian Banaszak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Francisco Ribas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 39th minute, Gervásio Lages left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ɍυƒυs™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 43rd minute, Rafal Kosowski made a precise shot to the right of Francisco Ribas. Ɍυƒυs™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rafal Kosowski made a kick off. After having played for 55 minutes, Damian Banaszak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pogoń Stawiszyn's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damian Banaszak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Pogoń Stawiszyn's Aaron Anselmino got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 57thth minute of the game Saúl Soveral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pogoń Stawiszyn's 曾挺朗 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Noel Carmo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but 曾挺朗 made a huge save. 62 minutes into the match, Pogoń Stawiszyn's Damian Banaszak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francisco Ribas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damian Banaszak in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Francisco Ribas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Francisco Ribas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Banaszak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafal Kosowski in the 71st minute of play forced Ɍυƒυs™'s goalkeeper Francisco Ribas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francisco Ribas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Banaszak, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute.