U23 World League

Adidas Stadium
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Kevin Newman made the kick off and thus started the match. David Skjold hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the match, De Ontembare Leeuwen's goal looked a bit too open when Ansu Vieira came free, but Norberto Renteria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kevin Newman in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Slawomir Cholewa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dominik Sowa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Norberto Renteria read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. In the 17th minute of the match Astral got a corner. De Ontembare Leeuwen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Milosz Lichniak ran over to the corner to take the kick. With his leg Slawomir Cholewa managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when De Ontembare Leeuwen's Kevin Newman fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Skjold in the 21st minute of play forced Astral's goalkeeper Slawomir Cholewa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, De Ontembare Leeuwen's Slawomir Cholewa threw himself towards the right post 25 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from David Skjold, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 32 minutes into the match, De Ontembare Leeuwen's goal looked a bit too open when Ansu Vieira came free, but Norberto Renteria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Ansu Vieira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Norberto Renteria was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. David Skjold fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slawomir Cholewa having to interfere. Dominik Sowa kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Edmund Rzeszutko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Astral's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmund Rzeszutko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Norberto Renteria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The De Ontembare Leeuwen players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Astral were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ansu Vieira made a kick off. Slawomir Cholewa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Newman, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kevin Newman in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Slawomir Cholewa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kevin Newman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slawomir Cholewa having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Kevin Newman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Slawomir Cholewa was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. In the 60th minute Kevin Newman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slawomir Cholewa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd match minute, De Ontembare Leeuwen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davide Lucchetti to maneuver through the defense. Eugeniusz Zacharzewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Norberto Renteria having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kevin Newman in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Slawomir Cholewa saved Astral from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ansu Vieira in the 72nd minute of play forced De Ontembare Leeuwen's goalkeeper Norberto Renteria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute of the match Astral got a corner. De Ontembare Leeuwen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Milosz Lichniak ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lindo Fortuin tried in the 74th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Norberto Renteria a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 0-2. Slawomir Cholewa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kevin Newman's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. David Skjold sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The De Ontembare Leeuwen fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when De Ontembare Leeuwen's Kevin Newman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 91st minute, Kevin Newman 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. Milosz Lichniak kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Wlodzimierz Kloczko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle sounded Astral left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than De Ontembare Leeuwen.