U23 World League

Czapiewice
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Napoleon Jaroch took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wasyl Dubiel charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wasyl Dubiel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Montesacro FC booed when Galaxy Team U18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wasyl Dubiel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anselmo Robbiati struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Jacek Witek didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Montesacro FC. Galaxy Team U18's Jacek Witek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Di Martino in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Montesacro FC's goalkeeper Fabiano Barillari had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kazimierz Podolski. Jacek Witek came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Montesacro FC's Ciro Di Martino. But to his dismay, Ciro Di Martino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Anselmo Robbiati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacek Witek having to interfere. In the 29th minute Anselmo Robbiati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacek Witek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciro Di Martino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Jacek Witek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Napoleon Jaroch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Fabiano Barillari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ciro Di Martino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacek Witek was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. After 42 played minutes Galaxy Team U18 got a freekick which was hit by Ulryk Konopka. 42 minutes into the match, Galaxy Team U18's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Di Martino came free, but Jacek Witek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Galaxy Team U18 getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Wasyl Dubiel hit a great ball. In the 45th minute of the match Alberigo Colaneri sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jacek Witek skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Di Martino in the 47th minute of play forced Galaxy Team U18's goalkeeper Jacek Witek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anselmo Robbiati to make the kick off. Ciro Di Martino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacek Witek having to interfere. Anselmo Robbiati's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 53rdth minute, Jacek Witek skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 55 minutes into the match, Montesacro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ulryk Konopka came free, but Fabiano Barillari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Anselmo Robbiati left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Montesacro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Jacek Witek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Di Martino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute of the match, Anselmo Robbiati got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jacek Witek was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 65 played minutes Galaxy Team U18 got a freekick which was hit by Ulryk Konopka. 66 minutes into the game, Anselmo Robbiati cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Jacek Witek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ulryk Konopka hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Montesacro FC's Ciro Di Martino got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulryk Konopka in the 74th minute of play forced Montesacro FC's goalkeeper Fabiano Barillari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Galaxy Team U18's Jacek Witek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Di Martino in the 78th minute of play. Ciro Di Martino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jacek Witek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Di Martino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Montesacro FC's Ciro Di Martino slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jacek Witek. That made the score 0-6 after 83 minutes of play. An unexpected shot in the 90th minute by Anselmo Robbiati got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Ciro Di Martino's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 95thth minute, Jacek Witek skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Montesacro FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.