U23 World League

Estadio NOFX
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pawel Przybylo started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Remigio Olando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jose Cloyo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pawel Przybylo in the 6th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Franciszek Kondysar during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th minute there was a penalty for Academia NOFX. Eduardo De Matteis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Witalis Werra. 1-0. Dariusz Kucharski charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dariusz Kucharski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 20th match minute, Piast Chęciny was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dariusz Kucharski to maneuver through the defense. Jose Cloyo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pawel Przybylo in the 22nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Piast Chęciny defense, Diego Milito kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Witalis Werra. The Piast Chęciny fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Witalis Werra should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Academia NOFX getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Venancio Froylan hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 32nd minute by Eduardo De Matteis got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A collision led to Academia NOFX getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Remigio Olando hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Pawel Przybylo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Piast Chęciny's supporters rose to their feet, but Pawel Przybylo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jose Cloyo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jose Cloyo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pawel Przybylo's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Ignacy Augustyniak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Diego Milito 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. With a little luck, Piast Chęciny's Witalis Werra got control of the ball when Diego Milito tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Pawel Przybylo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Pawel Przybylo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodolfo Jerico's late challenge caught a Piast Chęciny's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodolfo Jerico helped the player get up and apologised. After 59 played minutes Academia NOFX got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Jerico. Venancio Froylan's late challenge caught a Piast Chęciny's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Venancio Froylan helped the player get up and apologised. Venancio Froylan hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Piast Chęciny were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Academia NOFX's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Radomir Kornecki took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Robert Sienkiewicz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jose Cloyo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Academia NOFX's Jose Cloyo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dominik Zawada in the 77th minute of play. The supporters of Piast Chęciny booed when Academia NOFX was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norberto Modestio didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Jose Cloyo managed to avoid a goal in the 81stth minute, when Piast Chęciny's Pawel Przybylo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Piast Chęciny were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Academia NOFX's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Radomir Kornecki took the corner. In the 85th minute Ignacy Augustyniak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Cloyo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Academia NOFX's goalkeeper Jose Cloyo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dawid Lichorobiec. With his leg Jose Cloyo managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when Piast Chęciny's Pawel Przybylo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 94th minute, Dawid Lichorobiec 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.