U23 World League

FC Kiepurowo
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zdzislaw Kaczorowski got the match started through his kick off. After 10 played minutes LosPibardos F.C got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Rüdiger. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marques Quevedo in the 13th minute of play forced FC Kiepurowo's goalkeeper Mariusz Kosakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute, Zbyszek Jurgiel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mariusz Kosakowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Garay, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 30 minutes into the match, LosPibardos F.C's Gorka Domenech sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mariusz Kosakowski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 0-1 became the score in the 33rd minute when Santiago Garay elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Kiepurowo's goalkeeper Mariusz Kosakowski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 39 minutes into the game, Zdzislaw Kaczorowski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kiepurowo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LosPibardos F.C the free kick. A collision led to FC Kiepurowo getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Zdzislaw Kaczorowski hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, FC Kiepurowo's Ryszard Gdowski got a free kick in the 40th minute. Marcos Llorente recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 43 minutes, Marques Quevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LosPibardos F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marques Quevedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half LosPibardos F.C were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Santiago Garay stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mariusz Kosakowski was a little too slow when Gorka Domenech got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 0-2. Ryszard Gdowski hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Mariusz Kosakowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Garay in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Garay in the 59th minute of play forced FC Kiepurowo's goalkeeper Mariusz Kosakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ryszard Gdowski's late challenge caught a LosPibardos F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ryszard Gdowski helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Kiepurowo's Ryszard Gdowski got a free kick in the 65th minute. Marcos Llorente, 66 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Mariusz Kosakowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santiago Garay in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute of the match, Santiago Garay got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mariusz Kosakowski was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Mariusz Kosakowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcos Llorente in the 80th minute. A collision led to LosPibardos F.C getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Gorka Domenech hit a great ball. After some careless play in the LosPibardos F.C defense, Zdzislaw Kaczorowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leocadio De Pedro. The LosPibardos F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leocadio De Pedro should have stopped the shot. Mariusz Kosakowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Garay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The FC Kiepurowo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. LosPibardos F.C were clearly better and deserved to take the win.