U23 World League

Stadion Przy Hucie
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Santa Luis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of KSF Racovia Częstochowa:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of The Old Boys:s goal. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for The Old Boys. Santa Luis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Leszek Grocholski. 0-1. 8 minutes into the match, Santa Luis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leszek Grocholski. KSF Racovia Częstochowa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Santa Luis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 13 played minutes KSF Racovia Częstochowa got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Nikodemski. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by KSF Racovia Częstochowa's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Santa Luis was slow to take the kick. During this time The Old Boys's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on The Old Boys's corner Santa Luis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Leszek Grocholski quite easily take care of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edgar Nikodemski during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 17th match minute, KSF Racovia Częstochowa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Nikodemski to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the The Old Boys defense, Aleksander Walentowicz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vinicio Bidari. The The Old Boys fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vinicio Bidari should have stopped the shot. Feliciano Leoiar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Leszek Grocholski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Vinicio Bidari successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. KSF Racovia Częstochowa's Edgar Nikodemski got his second yellow card of the match in the 37th minute. The referee ordered Edgar Nikodemski off the ground. After 37 played minutes KSF Racovia Częstochowa got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Nikodemski. KSF Racovia Częstochowa's Leszek Grocholski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Lizar in the 38th minute of play. Vinicio Bidari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksander Walentowicz in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Santa Luis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Old Boys fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aleksander Walentowicz was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, KSF Racovia Częstochowa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukasz Grajewski to maneuver through the defense. Leszek Grocholski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Feliciano Leoiar in the 54th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Feliciano Leoiar managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Old Boys's supporters rose to their feet, but Feliciano Leoiar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leszek Grocholski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Benjamin Rutenio's late challenge caught a KSF Racovia Częstochowa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamin Rutenio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th match minute, The Old Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Rutenio to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Lizar in the 58th minute of play forced KSF Racovia Częstochowa's goalkeeper Leszek Grocholski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, The Old Boys's Jacobo Gomesano got a free kick in the 59th minute. Santa Luis scored 1-4 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leszek Grocholski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Jairo Lizar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th minute, Damazy Fujara made a precise shot to the right of Vinicio Bidari. The Old Boys's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. Leszek Grocholski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Lizar in the 68th minute of the match. Vinicio Bidari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksander Walentowicz in the 70th minute of the match. Haroldo Padro was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 76 minutes into the match. Haroldo Padro hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the game, Aleksander Walentowicz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Vinicio Bidari was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 82 minutes into the game, Kacper Skaradowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-4. Vinicio Bidari was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vinicio Bidari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damazy Fujara in the 87th minute of play. After 88 minutes, Sixto Cloyo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Old Boys and the KSF Racovia Częstochowa players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 88th match minute, The Old Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sixto Cloyo to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute of the match Lukasz Grajewski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vinicio Bidari skillfully saved the ball. After 96 minutes of play, The Old Boys's Feliciano Leoiar made it 5-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leszek Grocholski was left in no man's land by his defense there!