U23 World League

Stade de Reklinek
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Boleslaw Gierasik got the match started through his kick off. Raul Knox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klement Bara having to interfere. In the 14th minute of the game Danny Escobedo made a throw-in which Raul Knox played forward. Klement Bara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Lopez in the 19th minute of the match. Armando Leobardo kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Klement Bara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domingo Lopez in the 24th minute of play forced Reklinek SSA's goalkeeper Klement Bara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Domingo Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Klement Bara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domingo Lopez, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After 36 minutes El Canalla de Chicago's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Andrzej Klawki who took care of the corner kick. Klement Bara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Knox in the 46th minute of play. In the 46th minute Raul Knox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klement Bara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Klement Bara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Leobardo in the 48th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Domingo Lopez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match, Domingo Lopez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Klement Bara saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Klement Bara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Knox in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th match minute, Reklinek SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldemar Fabiszak to maneuver through the defense. Klement Bara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Klement Bara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Lopez in the 71st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Waldemar Fabiszak during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, Reklinek SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldemar Fabiszak to maneuver through the defense. The El Canalla de Chicago fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when El Canalla de Chicago's Domingo Lopez 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Wladyslaw Makomaski's late challenge caught a El Canalla de Chicago's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wladyslaw Makomaski helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when Reklinek SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wladyslaw Makomaski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th match minute, Reklinek SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wladyslaw Makomaski to maneuver through the defense. Reklinek SSA's Klement Bara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Reklinek SSA from getting a goal against them. Armando Leobardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klement Bara having to interfere. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Reklinek SSA's goalkeeper Klement Bara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when Reklinek SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waldemar Fabiszak didn't get a good kick on the ball. 90 minutes into the game, El Canalla de Chicago's Domingo Lopez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Klement Bara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Raul Knox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klement Bara having to interfere. The Reklinek SSA fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. El Canalla de Chicago were clearly better and deserved to take the win.