U23 World League

Grabolandia
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when C.J. 刘备 got the match started through his kick off. With his leg Franco Armani managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's C.J. 刘备 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbyszek Ludwiczak in the 8th minute of play forced Cuervo Loco FC's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Armani was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Benedykt Resel. When Fryderyk Brzakala fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's protests and gave Fryderyk Brzakala a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Fryderyk Brzakala hit a great ball. Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin made a substitution. Wasyl Percha replaced Fryderyk Brzakala. A collision led to Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Fryderyk Brzakala hit a great ball. Emilio Ilazki kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, C.J. 刘备 put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Franco Armani. Generoso Ofelio's late challenge caught a Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Generoso Ofelio helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Cuervo Loco FC's Generoso Ofelio got a free kick in the 28th minute. Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin were furious when Wasyl Percha was red carded, 34 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 34 minutes into the game, one of Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Conrado Oliverio shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Sylwester Prosowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cipriano Arixo in the 38th minute of play. Americo Reyes hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Franco Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbyszek Ludwiczak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Teodoro Jatsu fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cuervo Loco FC's protests and gave Teodoro Jatsu a yellow card for diving instead. Hieronim Gorzkiewicz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Franco Armani made a huge save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Generoso Ofelio to make the kick off. Franco Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernard Okropny in the 50th minute of the match. Zbyszek Ludwiczak's late challenge caught a Cuervo Loco FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zbyszek Ludwiczak helped the player get up and apologised. After 54 played minutes Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin got a freekick which was hit by Zbyszek Ludwiczak. After 55 played minutes Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin got a freekick which was hit by Zbyszek Ludwiczak. Ziemowit Wojtowicz hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Cuervo Loco FC's Franco Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernard Okropny in the 60th minute of play. After 60 minutes of play, Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Bernard Okropny made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franco Armani was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 67th minute, Ziemowit Wojtowicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sylwester Prosowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Ilazki, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Cuervo Loco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hieronim Gorzkiewicz came free, but Franco Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franco Armani came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Sebastian Duda. But to his dismay, Sebastian Duda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cipriano Arixo during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cuervo Loco FC's Cipriano Arixo got a free kick in the 75th minute. 4-0 became the score in the 79th minute when Bernard Okropny elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Sebastian Duda's late challenge caught a Cuervo Loco FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastian Duda helped the player get up and apologised. Sebastian Duda hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Cuervo Loco FC's Matias Gonsalve slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sylwester Prosowski. That made the score 4-1 after 88 minutes of play. After some careless play in the Cuervo Loco FC defense, Sebastian Duda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Franco Armani. The Cuervo Loco FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Franco Armani should have stopped the shot. 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. Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin fully deserved thier win.