U23 World League

Zgredownia
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marco Ruben started the match with the kick off. If Bengt-Arne Åberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 6 minutes, Marco Ruben made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. KS Zgredy's Iwo Laba tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Iwo Laba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bengt-Arne Åberg in the 9th minute of play. 11 minutes into the game, Bengt-Arne Åberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Iwo Laba was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Iwo Laba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Arne Åberg in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Cui Feng Chong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marco Ruben scored 0-3 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iwo Laba, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 24th minute Bengt-Arne Åberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwo Laba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute, Bengt-Arne Åberg made a precise shot to the right of Iwo Laba. KS Zgredy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. After 34th play minutes Marco Ruben shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Iwo Laba and just under the crossbar into goal. After 37 minutes, Bengt-Arne Åberg made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. KS Zgredy's Iwo Laba tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Leon Acevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Szczepan Korytkowski to make the kick off. In the 55th minute ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C. were awarded a corner. Cui Feng Chong went to the cornerflag to take it. Iwo Laba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Ruben in the 56th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in KS Zgredy's zone, Marco Ruben stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iwo Laba came out of the goal and Marco Ruben tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Iwo Laba was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bengt-Arne Åberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 60 minute of play. ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C.'s César Bustamante was substituted for Marco Ruben. After some careless play in the KS Zgredy defense, César Bustamante kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iwo Laba. The KS Zgredy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iwo Laba should have stopped the shot. KS Zgredy's Iwo Laba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save KS Zgredy from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edmund Pietrowski during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 78th match minute, KS Zgredy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmund Pietrowski to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, KS Zgredy's Pawel Mietus got a free kick in the 79th minute. Iwo Laba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bengt-Arne Åberg went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-11 was the resulting score. When ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C.'s Bengt-Arne Åberg in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KS Zgredy's goalie prevented a goal. After 86 minutes, César Bustamante made it 0-12 with a short kick to the right side. KS Zgredy's Iwo Laba tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 89 minutes into the match, KS Zgredy's goal looked a bit too open when Bengt-Arne Åberg came free, but Iwo Laba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bengt-Arne Åberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Iwo Laba came out and tried to block the shot, but Bengt-Arne Åberg slotted it home off the left post making it 0-13 in the 90th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Cui Feng Chong notched a goal, 0-14, to the right of KS Zgredy's Iwo Laba. Iwo Laba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The KS Zgredy fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.