U23 World League

Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Eustacio Nicholas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Cridas FC's Virgilio Bernard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tolek Škarpa in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Cridas FC's Eustacio Nicholas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jedrzej Grucza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Skay Škarpa scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Virgilio Bernard, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Virgilio Bernard came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Skarpa Ełk's Tolek Škarpa. But to his dismay, Tolek Škarpa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. A collision led to Skarpa Ełk getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Barnaba Weyna hit a great ball. Jedrzej Grucza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cirilo Benet, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andres Goiz during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 21st minute, Andres Goiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th match minute, Skarpa Ełk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tolek Škarpa to maneuver through the defense. 30 minutes into the game, Krzysztof Biskupiak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Skarpa Ełk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cridas FC the free kick. A collision led to Skarpa Ełk getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Krzysztof Biskupiak hit a great ball. The supporters of Skarpa Ełk booed when Cridas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cirilo Benet didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Wladyslaw Borczak came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Skarpa Ełk 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 Wladyslaw Borczak couldn't finish the play. Virgilio Bernard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tolek Škarpa, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 43 minutes into the match, Cridas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wladyslaw Korytkowski came free, but Virgilio Bernard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, Skay Škarpa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Virgilio Bernard was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half Skarpa Ełk were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Virgilio Bernard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Skay Škarpa, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Marian Pawlak hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After 64 played minutes Skarpa Ełk got a freekick which was hit by Krzysztof Biskupiak. In the 65th minute of the match Cirilo Benet shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jedrzej Grucza showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Skarpa Ełk's Jedrzej Grucza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melquiades Filipo in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Erasto in the 68th minute of play forced Skarpa Ełk's goalkeeper Jedrzej Grucza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Cridas FC defense, Skay Škarpa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Virgilio Bernard. The Cridas FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Virgilio Bernard should have stopped the shot. Tolek Škarpa kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 72ndth minute. Though ot was a great shot Cridas FC's keeper Virgilio Bernard was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. With 74 minutes on the clock, Krzysztof Biskupiak commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 74 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Skarpa Ełk! Cirilo Benet placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 82 minutes into the game, Norberto Dantel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cridas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Skarpa Ełk the free kick. Norberto Dantel kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Wladyslaw Korytkowski fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Virgilio Bernard, passed just outside the right post. 89 minutes into the match, Cridas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wladyslaw Korytkowski came free, but Virgilio Bernard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgilio Bernard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wladyslaw Korytkowski in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cridas FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Barnaba Weyna was slow to take the kick. During this time Skarpa Ełk's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Skarpa Ełk's corner Barnaba Weyna fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Virgilio Bernard quite easily take care of the ball. Virgilio Bernard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Skay Škarpa, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. After 97 minutes, Marian Pawlak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Skarpa Ełk and the Cridas FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The Cridas FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Skarpa Ełk's performance. The match ended with a win for Skarpa Ełk.