U21 World League

Alopecia Arena
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) 3 minutes into the match, Slawomir Gniech had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francesco De Vincentis. Infami di Canaus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Slawomir Gniech was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Wlodzimierz Skonieczny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Carulli, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Zenon Pawlik notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Infami di Canaus's Francesco De Vincentis. Francesco De Vincentis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Donato Di Crescenzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Wlodzimierz Skonieczny tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wlodzimierz Skonieczny made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Ciccio Stellato sent off a good shot on target. Eusébio Garrincha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Francesco De Vincentis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Eusébio Garrincha hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute, Konrad Brysz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wlodzimierz Skonieczny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Carulli in the 24th minute of play. Zenon Pawlik took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francesco De Vincentis. Francesco De Vincentis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Cristiano Carulli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Wlodzimierz Skonieczny made a huge save. Wlodzimierz Skonieczny made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristiano Carulli in the 45th minute. Wlodzimierz Skonieczny came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Infami di Canaus's Donato Di Crescenzo. But to his dismay, Donato Di Crescenzo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zenon Pawlik made a kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Zenon Pawlik recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Francesco De Vincentis. Zenon Pawlik showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. In the 59th play minute Slawomir Gniech came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Francesco De Vincentis. 1-5. Wlodzimierz Skonieczny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Di Crescenzo in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd match minute, Mitschullen SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusébio Garrincha to maneuver through the defense. 69 minutes into the match, Infami di Canaus's goal looked a bit too open when Kenny Lightfoot came free, but Francesco De Vincentis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wlodzimierz Skonieczny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Carulli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciccio Stellato scored 2-5 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wlodzimierz Skonieczny, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Francesco De Vincentis was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Zenon Pawlik capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zenon Pawlik really showed his touch with that goal: 2-6. Mitschullen SSA's Wlodzimierz Skonieczny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Di Crescenzo in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to Mitschullen SSA getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Slawomir Gniech hit a great ball. Wlodzimierz Skonieczny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Di Crescenzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. When Donato Di Crescenzo came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Infami di Canaus 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 Donato Di Crescenzo couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Infami di Canaus getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Fabio Mingione hit a great ball. The Mitschullen SSA players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.