U23 World League

MK TRIBUNE
Spectators: 8415 (Terracing: 6312, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) After having played for 10 minutes, Wincenty Parajewski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mafia Koniaka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wincenty Parajewski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mafia Koniaka's Szymon Zecman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sixto Baristo in the 18th minute of play. Inocencio Savion took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Szymon Zecman. Szymon Zecman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Mafia Koniaka's Lucjan Zurawski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Peyo Kaadekilde. That made the score 1-1 after 31 minutes of play. In the 35th minute, Sixto Baristo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Banda del Tinto fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Szymon Zecman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inocencio Savion, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 40 minutes into the match, La Banda del Tinto's goalkeeper Peyo Kaadekilde had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucjan Zurawski. Barnaba Waselenczuk charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Barnaba Waselenczuk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Barnaba Waselenczuk hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Mafia Koniaka's Szymon Zecman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sixto Baristo in the 45th minute of play. After some careless play in the Mafia Koniaka defense, Sixto Baristo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Szymon Zecman. The Mafia Koniaka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Szymon Zecman should have stopped the shot. After the first half La Banda del Tinto were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucjan Zurawski made a kick off. Mafia Koniaka were furious when Emil Tusk was red carded, 54 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 55th minute, the referee gave La Banda del Tinto a penalty. Abel Madaleno looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Szymon Zecman. The supporters of La Banda del Tinto booed when Mafia Koniaka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucjan Zurawski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Szymon Zecman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Inocencio Savion in the 64th minute. Peyo Kaadekilde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucjan Zurawski in the 65th minute of play. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Banda del Tinto's goalkeeper Peyo Kaadekilde, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of La Banda del Tinto booed when Mafia Koniaka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Przemyslaw Gierasik didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Mafia Koniaka's goalkeeper Szymon Zecman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Inocencio Savion. Peyo Kaadekilde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wincenty Parajewski in the 72nd minute of the match. After 73 minutes La Banda del Tinto's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lucjan Zurawski who took care of the corner kick. Mafia Koniaka's Lucjan Zurawski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Peyo Kaadekilde in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 76th minute Sixto Baristo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Szymon Zecman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Szymon Zecman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sixto Baristo in the 84th minute of the match. Wincenty Parajewski kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Lucjan Zurawski might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Peyo Kaadekilde. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucjan Zurawski ran back to his position shaking his head. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. La Banda del Tinto had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.