U23 World League

Stadion Modlau
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Izydor Limanowski started the match with the kick off. Claudio Nataniel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Krzysztof Cielencki having to interfere. Izydor Limanowski in the 6thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Froilan Llorian, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Froilan Llorian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kelaino Mbappè in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Fulgencio Natal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Krzysztof Cielencki was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Celedonio Xabat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Modlau's Janusz Piczak got a free kick in the 18th minute. 20 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Almeyra F.C.'s Fulgencio Natal fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After 23 minutes, Omar Abecia made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Modlau's Krzysztof Cielencki tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Witold Debowski kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. When Fulgencio Natal came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Almeyra F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fulgencio Natal couldn't finish the play. Celedonio Xabat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Krzysztof Cielencki having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fulgencio Natal in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Krzysztof Cielencki prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Krzysztof Cielencki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Abecia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Omar Abecia made the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 51 minutes, Krzysztof Cielencki successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Froilan Llorian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kelaino Mbappè, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, Almeyra F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Kelaino Mbappè came free, but Froilan Llorian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Fulgencio Natal came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Almeyra F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fulgencio Natal couldn't finish the play. Modlau made a substitution. Teobald Glogowski replaced Bernard Charamut. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celedonio Xabat in the 71st minute of play forced Modlau's goalkeeper Krzysztof Cielencki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Fulgencio Natal came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Almeyra F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fulgencio Natal couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Modlau's Krzysztof Cielencki got control of the ball when Fulgencio Natal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Witold Debowski hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Modlau's Krzysztof Cielencki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Modlau from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Almeyra F.C.'s Anier Ortzi got a free kick in the 82nd minute.