U23 World League

PUKELEK ARENA
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Keith Rogers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lukasz Cichocki having to interfere. PUKOHAS FC's Keith Rogers got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vincent Hinton got free with Lukasz Cichocki in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lukasz Cichocki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felton Rubio in the 16th minute of play. Szymon Petrasz charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Szymon Petrasz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to PUKOHAS FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Keith Rogers hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the match, PUKOHAS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Milosz Mlekodaj came free, but Corentin Hairston reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 25 played minutes PUKOHAS FC got a freekick which was hit by Felton Rubio. Felton Rubio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 33rd minute, Keith Rogers made a precise shot to the right of Lukasz Cichocki. Nadodrze Wrocław's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. If Felton Rubio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Milosz Mlekodaj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Keith Rogers in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lukasz Cichocki, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 45 minutes into the game, Felton Rubio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Lukasz Cichocki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 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 Keith Rogers to make the kick off. When Keith Rogers came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the PUKOHAS FC 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 Keith Rogers couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacek Polkoski got free with Corentin Hairston in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felton Rubio in the 60th minute of play forced Nadodrze Wrocław's goalkeeper Lukasz Cichocki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd match minute, PUKOHAS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Keith Rogers to maneuver through the defense. When PUKOHAS FC's Felton Rubio in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nadodrze Wrocław's goalie prevented a goal. Nadodrze Wrocław's Szymon Petrasz got his second yellow card of the match in the 66th minute. The referee ordered Szymon Petrasz off the ground. A collision led to Nadodrze Wrocław getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Szymon Petrasz hit a great ball. Nadodrze Wrocław's Lukasz Cichocki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Kilgore in the 68th minute of play. The supporters of PUKOHAS FC booed when Nadodrze Wrocław was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacek Polkoski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nadodrze Wrocław's Lukasz Cichocki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Keith Rogers in the 70th minute of play. Felton Rubio might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lukasz Cichocki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felton Rubio ran back to his position shaking his head. 73 minutes into the match, PUKOHAS FC's Felton Rubio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lukasz Cichocki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 77th minute Felton Rubio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lukasz Cichocki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kurt Kilgore got a throw-in 80 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Keith Rogers. Reggie Preston's late challenge caught a Nadodrze Wrocław's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Reggie Preston helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st match minute, PUKOHAS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reggie Preston to maneuver through the defense. Felton Rubio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lukasz Cichocki having to interfere. Milosz Mlekodaj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Corentin Hairston tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Lincoln Wise hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PUKOHAS FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Nadodrze Wrocław for a fine match.