U23 World League

Üsküdar Stadium
Spectators: 8546 (Terracing: 6411, Seating: 1965, VIP seats: 170) Adrian Kostrzewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Chinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 14 minutes into the match, CLUB ROSE GARDEN's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Chinto came free, but Adrian Kostrzewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind CLUB ROSE GARDEN's goalkeeper Adrian Kostrzewski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Engin Türköne made in the 22nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Şener Kazan immediately put the ball in play. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind CLUB ROSE GARDEN's goalkeeper Adrian Kostrzewski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adrian Kostrzewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Chinto in the 25th minute of play. The throw-in from Engin Türköne in the 30th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Spams's Alfredo Mino. Spams's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gaston Caetano in the 34th minute. Spams's Andoni Zubizarreta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Spams from getting a goal against them. Demirhan Yalap received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Andoni Zubizarreta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Şener Kazan kicked well hit freekick during the 49th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Johannes Sjögren made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Li Kang in the 57th minute of play forced CLUB ROSE GARDEN's goalkeeper Adrian Kostrzewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eddie Blount received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Andoni Zubizarreta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fredrik Midtsjø kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind CLUB ROSE GARDEN's goalkeeper Adrian Kostrzewski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 65th minute Jiang Li Kang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Kostrzewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Spams were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after CLUB ROSE GARDEN's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roland Bobrowski took the corner. A collision led to Spams getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Atilla Tarkan Üster hit a great ball. In the 68th minute Demirhan Yalap shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andoni Zubizarreta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, CLUB ROSE GARDEN's goal looked a bit too open when Jiang Li Kang came free, but Adrian Kostrzewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Li Kang in the 80th minute of play forced CLUB ROSE GARDEN's goalkeeper Adrian Kostrzewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jiang Li Kang's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 80thth minute, Adrian Kostrzewski skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Demirhan Yalap received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Andoni Zubizarreta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiago Gabriel Hajs kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 87th minute Johannes Sjögren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andoni Zubizarreta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Demirhan Yalap fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andoni Zubizarreta having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Silverio Truylos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Adrian Kostrzewski was out of position in the 95 minute of play, and Jiang Li Kang capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jiang Li Kang really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. The CLUB ROSE GARDEN supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Spams's performance. The match ended with a win for Spams.