U23 World League

Stadion la Stadion
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zbigniew Domalik started the match with the kick off. When Paco Raab fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U. de Tarapacá's protests and gave Paco Raab a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd minute of the match Michal Puzio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manos Manteca showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When U. de Tarapacá's Juan José J.J. in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bialski Bastion Legii's goalie prevented a goal. Manos Manteca made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Boguslaw Bartochowski sent off a good shot on target. Manos Manteca made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Michal Puzio sent off a good shot on target. Jerzy Gonsiewski hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Jerzy Gonsiewski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Manos Manteca. That made the score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. Zbigniew Domalik in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Manos Manteca, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Zbigniew Domalik's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Manos Manteca skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan José J.J. in the 36th minute of play forced Bialski Bastion Legii's goalkeeper Roman Plachetka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Plachetka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan José J.J., even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st match minute, Bialski Bastion Legii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marian Radziszewski to maneuver through the defense. 44 minutes into the match, Jerzy Gonsiewski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manos Manteca. U. de Tarapacá's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jerzy Gonsiewski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan José J.J. in the 51st minute of play forced Bialski Bastion Legii's goalkeeper Roman Plachetka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Juan José J.J. came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the U. de Tarapacá 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 Juan José J.J. couldn't finish the play. Roman Plachetka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan José J.J., even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Juan José J.J. had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Roman Plachetka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan José J.J. in the 67th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 71 minutes, Roman Plachetka successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juan José J.J. got free with Roman Plachetka in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 77 minutes, Juan José J.J. managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U. de Tarapacá's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juan José J.J. was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Juan José J.J. came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the U. de Tarapacá 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 Juan José J.J. couldn't finish the play. In the 81st minute, Sobah Zorrilla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Bialski Bastion Legii's Roman Plachetka got control of the ball when Juan José J.J. tried to sneak it across the goal line. Manos Manteca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerzy Gonsiewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Bialski Bastion Legii's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.