U23 World League

City Palace Stadium
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Oscar Blai made the kick off which started today's match. Kwaski Sandomierz's Hieronim Dobilas got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hieronim Dobilas in the 7th minute of play forced Cardiff City FC's goalkeeper Vladimiro Leobardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cardiff City FC's Lázaro Efraim got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 19th minute Teofil Kuszczak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiro Leobardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Esteban Vimaro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Filip Rywin. That made the score 1-0 in the 21 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Cardiff City FC's zone, Teofil Kuszczak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladimiro Leobardo came out of the goal and Teofil Kuszczak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Konrad Kaczor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vladimiro Leobardo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. Filip Rywin had great luck who in the 29thth minute grab hold of the ball when Oscar Blai from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Konrad Kaczor sped through Cardiff City FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vladimiro Leobardo. Filip Rywin was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Paulo Lorencio. Filip Rywin didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 40th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. Michal Gondela kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Kwaski Sandomierz's Konrad Kaczor got a free kick in the 44th minute. If Lázaro Efraim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Cardiff City FC's Segundo Victoro got a free kick in the 47th minute. After 48 played minutes, Kwaski Sandomierz's Ignacy Ciszewski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vladimiro Leobardo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kwaski Sandomierz reached it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Konrad Kaczor made a kick off. Vladimiro Leobardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hieronim Dobilas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd match minute, Cardiff City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lázaro Efraim to maneuver through the defense. In the 54th minute, Ignacy Ciszewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Boguslaw Czerniak lost his temper 57 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 56 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kwaski Sandomierz! The referee gave Cardiff City FC a penalty, 58 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Benedicto Orlondo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Kwaski Sandomierz's Filip Rywin. 3-1. When Benedicto Orlondo fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cardiff City FC's protests and gave Benedicto Orlondo a yellow card for diving instead. Benedicto Orlondo hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Kwaski Sandomierz's Hieronim Dobilas got a free kick in the 68th minute. Filip Rywin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lázaro Efraim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filip Rywin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Blai in the 71st minute of play. Eduardo Odon hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Vladimiro Leobardo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hieronim Dobilas's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Filip Rywin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Blai in the 78th minute of play. Filip Rywin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lázaro Efraim, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oscar Blai in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Filip Rywin saved Kwaski Sandomierz from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lázaro Efraim in the 82nd minute of play forced Kwaski Sandomierz's goalkeeper Filip Rywin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teofil Kuszczak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Vladimiro Leobardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cardiff City FC's Paulo Lorencio was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Filip Rywin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Filip Rywin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oscar Blai went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Oscar Blai hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. Cardiff City FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.