U23 World League

Estádio Azteca
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Lucjan Oborski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Váldson França, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Zagłębie Dąbrowskie's Gustaw Lech got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Alessandro Andrade struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Lucjan Oborski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for México Eterno MZC. Zagłębie Dąbrowskie's Lucjan Oborski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Zagłębie Dąbrowskie from getting a goal against them. Jacek Mietus's late challenge caught a México Eterno MZC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jacek Mietus helped the player get up and apologised. Jacek Mietus hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Lucjan Oborski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pipis Fino, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Váldson França in the 19th minute of play forced Zagłębie Dąbrowskie's goalkeeper Lucjan Oborski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 29 played minutes Zagłębie Dąbrowskie got a freekick which was hit by Jaroslaw Nigbor. Lucjan Oborski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mario Balotelli in the 30th minute. After a rather tough play, Zagłębie Dąbrowskie's Julian Rakoski got a free kick in the 34th minute. Pipis Fino took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucjan Oborski. Lucjan Oborski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Lucjan Oborski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pipis Fino, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Borowski to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Janusz Raszkiewicz in the 52nd minute of play forced México Eterno MZC's goalkeeper Kauan Meira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, México Eterno MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Borowski came free, but Kauan Meira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute Váldson França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucjan Oborski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pipis Fino in the 63rd minute of play forced Zagłębie Dąbrowskie's goalkeeper Lucjan Oborski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 minutes, Daniel Borowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zagłębie Dąbrowskie and the México Eterno MZC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 73 minutes into the match, México Eterno MZC's Doriva Pernambucano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lucjan Oborski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lucjan Oborski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pipis Fino went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 79th minute Váldson França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucjan Oborski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Mario Balotelli notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Zagłębie Dąbrowskie's Lucjan Oborski. Lucjan Oborski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 86 minutes, Alessandro Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. México Eterno MZC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alessandro Andrade was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Zagłębie Dąbrowskie defense, Pipis Fino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lucjan Oborski. The Zagłębie Dąbrowskie fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lucjan Oborski should have stopped the shot. Zagłębie Dąbrowskie's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.