U23 World League

Winchester
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Phantasy World's 姜星桑 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Pliszka in the 9th minute of play forced TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Serafo Casuso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TiGrEs Fx's Serafo Casuso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Pliszka in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the game, Phantasy World's 姜星桑 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Serafo Casuso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 14th minute, Daniel Pliszka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 姜星桑 took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Serafo Casuso. Serafo Casuso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 19 minutes, Szczepan Bierfass made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. TiGrEs Fx's Serafo Casuso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Phantasy World getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Marek Citko hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute of the match, Domingo Marko got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bara Bara was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a little luck, Phantasy World's Bara Bara got control of the ball when Domingo Marko tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 37th minute of the match TiGrEs Fx got a corner. Phantasy World's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Maju Vellon ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on TiGrEs Fx's corner Maju Vellon fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Bara Bara quite easily take care of the ball. Domingo Marko struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Bara Bara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TiGrEs Fx. 46 minutes into the match, TiGrEs Fx's Maju Vellon broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The wind increased when Domingo Marko made the kick off in the second half. 姜星桑 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serafo Casuso having to interfere. When Szczepan Bierfass came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Phantasy World 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 Szczepan Bierfass couldn't finish the play. In the 67th match minute, TiGrEs Fx was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maju Vellon to maneuver through the defense. Bartosz Jarocewicz struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Serafo Casuso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Phantasy World. Uriel Capablanca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to TiGrEs Fx getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Bruno Catala hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the match, 姜星桑 notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of TiGrEs Fx's Serafo Casuso. Serafo Casuso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Phantasy World getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Marek Citko hit a great ball. Marek Citko hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. 89 minutes into the match, Domingo Marko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bara Bara. Phantasy World's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Domingo Marko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Phantasy World eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.