U23 World League

Stadion Karkajmy
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. Lech Czekaj started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Tomás Santos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Copetonas AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomás Santos in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rafal Duda saved Jagiellonia Bialystok from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Sören Jansson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jagiellonia Bialystok's supporters rose to their feet, but Sören Jansson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alejandro Gervaso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute Eustacio Gudesteo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafal Duda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Santos in the 22nd minute of play forced Jagiellonia Bialystok's goalkeeper Rafal Duda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 minutes of play, Copetonas AFC's Apolo Lizbeth made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafal Duda was left in no man's land by his defense there! Robustiano George kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. The supporters of Copetonas AFC booed when Jagiellonia Bialystok was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lech Czekaj didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 39 minutes of play, Copetonas AFC's Tomás Santos made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafal Duda was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 43 played minutes Jagiellonia Bialystok got a freekick which was hit by Iwo Fedosz. Rafal Duda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustacio Gudesteo, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomás Santos was the one to do the kick off. Adan Balesio hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. When Adan Balesio fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Copetonas AFC's protests and gave Adan Balesio a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Copetonas AFC's Adan Balesio got a free kick in the 55th minute. A collision led to Jagiellonia Bialystok getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Stanislaw Marek hit a great ball. 61 minutes into the match, Joaquin Frutos notched a goal, 2-5, to the right of Jagiellonia Bialystok's Rafal Duda. Rafal Duda was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sören Jansson's late challenge caught a Copetonas AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sören Jansson helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Copetonas AFC booed when Jagiellonia Bialystok was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sören Jansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Jagiellonia Bialystok's goalkeeper Rafal Duda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Atilano Mendiko. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Tomás Santos put it in 2-6 from a short distance just to the right of Rafal Duda. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stanislaw Marek during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 69th minute, one of Jagiellonia Bialystok:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Jagiellonia Bialystok. Jagiellonia Bialystok:s Rafal Duda showed great skill when he stopped Joaquin Frutos:s penalty. In the 74th minute Apolo Lizbeth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafal Duda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Eustacio Gudesteo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Copetonas AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jagiellonia Bialystok the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apolo Lizbeth in the 80th minute of play forced Jagiellonia Bialystok's goalkeeper Rafal Duda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gregorio Jerold's late challenge caught a Jagiellonia Bialystok's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gregorio Jerold helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd minute, Gregorio Jerold hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Atilano Mendiko's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 88thth minute, Rafal Duda skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Lech Czekaj managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jagiellonia Bialystok's supporters rose to their feet, but Lech Czekaj was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alejandro Gervaso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle sounded Copetonas AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Jagiellonia Bialystok.