U23 World League

Gigante A
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marian Glaza kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Nadodrze Wrocław's goalkeeper Jerzy Ciborek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Nadodrze Wrocław's Marian Glaza got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 8th minute, Nadodrze Wrocław's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rogelio Confesor fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Rogelio Confesor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marian Glaza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Miro having to interfere. Jerzy Ciborek made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Rogelio Confesor sent off a good shot on target. After 23 played minutes Nadodrze Wrocław got a freekick which was hit by Jaroslaw Pilsudski. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Rogelio Confesor sped through Nadodrze Wrocław's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jerzy Ciborek. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Rogelio Confesor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ripa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rogelio Confesor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jerzy Ciborek breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jerzy Ciborek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogelio Confesor in the 35th minute of the match. Jerzy Ciborek came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Ripa FC's Felix Izel. But to his dismay, Felix Izel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nadodrze Wrocław's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcos Gagriel was slow to take the kick. During this time Ripa FC's players had a chance to rest. Marcos Gagriel made a great header on Ripa FC's corner, it was just that Nadodrze Wrocław's Jerzy Ciborek managed to reach the ball for a save. Jerzy Ciborek made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Rogelio Confesor sent off a good shot on target.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rogelio Confesor to strike the kick off in the second half. Jerzy Ciborek didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rogelio Confesor went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Jerzy Ciborek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogelio Confesor in the 62nd minute of the match. Rogelio Confesor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerzy Ciborek having to interfere. Hristo Stoichkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 69 played minutes Nadodrze Wrocław got a freekick which was hit by Tymoteusz Misiorowski. Jerzy Ciborek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogelio Confesor in the 70th minute of play. Nadodrze Wrocław's Jerzy Ciborek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogelio Confesor in the 76th minute of play. Rogelio Confesor took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jerzy Ciborek. Jerzy Ciborek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. 82 minutes into the game, Ripa FC's Rogelio Confesor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jerzy Ciborek made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Jerzy Ciborek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogelio Confesor, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After 88 played minutes Ripa FC got a freekick which was hit by Felix Izel. In the 90th minute, Jaroslaw Pilsudski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes into the match, Nadodrze Wrocław's goal looked a bit too open when Rogelio Confesor came free, but Jerzy Ciborek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerzy Ciborek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogelio Confesor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ripa FC fully deserved thier win.