U23 World League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 6123 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 345, VIP seats: 149) 4 minutes into the match, Atlético Patoruzu's goal looked a bit too open when Florian Dziatkowicz came free, but Tony Joyce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wladyslaw Kopacz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Atlético Patoruzu's Tony Joyce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruperto Abad in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Sylwester Jankowski made a precise shot to the right of Tony Joyce. Atlético Patoruzu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After some careless play in the Atlético Patoruzu defense, Sylwester Jankowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tony Joyce. The Atlético Patoruzu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tony Joyce should have stopped the shot. FC Grodzka's Wincent Drab proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save FC Grodzka from getting a goal against them. Javier Rodriguez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 24thth minute, Wincent Drab skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a little luck, FC Grodzka's Wincent Drab got control of the ball when Marcelo Marcello tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wincent Drab made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Pedro in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to FC Grodzka getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Olaf Tyski hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Grodzka's goalkeeper Wincent Drab, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Atlético Patoruzu were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after FC Grodzka's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Teobaldo Gaizkine took the corner. Josef Carlisle kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Wincent Drab made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Pedro in the 43rd minute of play. Florian Dziatkowicz's late challenge caught a Atlético Patoruzu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florian Dziatkowicz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th match minute, FC Grodzka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Dziatkowicz to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The supporters of FC Grodzka booed when Atlético Patoruzu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseo Cavazos didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sylwester Jankowski got free with Tony Joyce in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Barnaba Poling's late challenge caught a Atlético Patoruzu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Barnaba Poling helped the player get up and apologised. When Ruperto Abad came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the FC Grodzka 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 Ruperto Abad couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Rodriguez in the 73rd minute of play forced FC Grodzka's goalkeeper Wincent Drab to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Marcelo Marcello put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Wincent Drab. Felix Plummer charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Plummer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 83rd minute, Felix Plummer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 84 minutes into the match, Sylwester Jankowski notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Atlético Patoruzu's Tony Joyce. Tony Joyce was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 91st minute, Florian Dziatkowicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jason Douglas in the 92nd minute of play forced FC Grodzka's goalkeeper Wincent Drab to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wincent Drab made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Marcello in the 94th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Grodzka walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.