U23 World League

Budel
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) KS Powstańcy's Rafal Hajder started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Isidoro Baristo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Norbert Jeziorkowski. KS Powstańcy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isidoro Baristo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 7th minute, Damian Hondo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wojciech Domala during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, KS Powstańcy's Wojciech Domala got a free kick in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, KS Powstańcy's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Baristo came free, but Norbert Jeziorkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isidoro Baristo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Norbert Jeziorkowski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. After 19 minutes, Adam Adamus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KS Powstańcy and the Guansa players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 19th minute, Adam Adamus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind KS Powstańcy's goalkeeper Norbert Jeziorkowski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Guansa's Isidoro Baristo got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 29th minute Isidoro Baristo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norbert Jeziorkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to KS Powstańcy getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Wojciech Domala hit a great ball. 38 minutes in the game Borys Zachemski did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Grzegorz Kinic. After a defensive mix-up in Guansa's zone, Rafal Hajder stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cornelio Asteri came out of the goal and Rafal Hajder tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Norbert Jeziorkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebio Gartzi in the 46th minute of play. After the first half Guansa were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Borys Zachemski made in the 52nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Grzegorz Kinic however managed to control. Isidoro Baristo charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isidoro Baristo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Guansa getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Isidoro Baristo hit a great ball. Norbert Jeziorkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anier Pedroso in the 59th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Guansa's Damian Hondo got a free kick in the 61st minute. 70 minutes into the game, Rafal Hajder cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Cornelio Asteri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Isidoro Baristo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Norbert Jeziorkowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Rafal Hajder notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Guansa's Cornelio Asteri. Cornelio Asteri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. KS Powstańcy were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Guansa for a fine match.