U23 World League

Camp Nou
Spectators: 7997 (Terracing: 5999, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Diego Milito started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachariasz Zachemski in the 4th minute of play forced Deportivo Diamante U18's goalkeeper Victor Favila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Deportivo Diamante U18's Victor Favila got control of the ball when Elia Pietrantoni tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Deportivo Diamante U18 getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Lucio Diegotxe hit a great ball. If Valentin Matei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute, Ma Feng Sen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dawid Brudzisz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Eufrasio, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as AKS Kozienice's Elia Pietrantoni slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Victor Favila. That made the score 1-0 after 31 minutes of play. With a little luck, Deportivo Diamante U18's Victor Favila got control of the ball when Elia Pietrantoni tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 41st minute, Zachariasz Zachemski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dawid Brudzisz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Giro, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. 44 minutes into the match, AKS Kozienice's Zachariasz Zachemski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Victor Favila narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 44 minutes into the game, AKS Kozienice's Zachariasz Zachemski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Victor Favila made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zachariasz Zachemski to make the kick off. Victor Favila didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elia Pietrantoni went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Victor Favila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elia Pietrantoni in the 55th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Deportivo Diamante U18's goal looked a bit too open when Hugon Dyczkowski came free, but Victor Favila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 58 minutes on the clock, Edward Czech commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The supporters of Deportivo Diamante U18 booed when AKS Kozienice was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edward Czech didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to AKS Kozienice getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Edward Czech hit a great ball. After 64 played minutes Deportivo Diamante U18 got a freekick which was hit by Reynaldo Acuña. Elia Pietrantoni's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Victor Favila read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. Victor Favila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Pietrantoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AKS Kozienice's Stanislaw Szarmach was substituted for Hugon Dyczkowski. Deportivo Diamante U18's Victor Favila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislaw Szarmach in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute of the match, Leo Giro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dawid Brudzisz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of Deportivo Diamante U18 booed when AKS Kozienice was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kylian D Agostino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Deportivo Diamante U18's Victor Favila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elia Pietrantoni in the 92nd minute of play. In the 95th minute Elia Pietrantoni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Favila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.