U23 World League

Arena Temuco
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) After a defensive mix-up in CRUZ DEL SUR's zone, Karol Podolski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amato Heyboer came out of the goal and Karol Podolski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jude Cruzs short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Antoni Teofila to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Antoni Teofila made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jude Cruz in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Uwe Köppchen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CRUZ DEL SUR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Myszków SSA the free kick. If Karol Podolski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Amato Heyboer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miroslaw Gizynski's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Antoni Teofila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uwe Köppchen in the 20th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, CRUZ DEL SUR's goal looked a bit too open when Miroslaw Gizynski came free, but Amato Heyboer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miroslaw Gizynski in the 23rd minute of play forced CRUZ DEL SUR's goalkeeper Amato Heyboer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Furlit charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Igor Furlit the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th minute, Igor Furlit hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jean Cruz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 28th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Antoni Teofila. Myszków SSA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Miroslaw Gizynski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Amato Heyboer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Uwe Köppchen hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Feliks Kostrzewa kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Miroslaw Gizynski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Jude Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antoni Teofila was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by Myszków SSA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jean Cruz was slow to take the kick. During this time CRUZ DEL SUR's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Myszków SSA's goalie and right to Francisco Cruz. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Myszków SSA's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Antoni Teofila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jude Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. When CRUZ DEL SUR's Jude Cruz in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Myszków SSA's goalie prevented a goal. When Jose Manuel Guilisasti came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the CRUZ DEL SUR 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 Jose Manuel Guilisasti couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Jude Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antoni Teofila was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Miroslaw Gizynski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antoni Teofila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jude Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Myszków SSA's Antoni Teofila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jude Cruz in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Cruz in the 75th minute of play forced Myszków SSA's goalkeeper Antoni Teofila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jude Cruz in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Antoni Teofila prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jude Cruz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Antoni Teofila read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. In the 88thth minute of the game Jude Cruz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Myszków SSA's Antoni Teofila was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, CRUZ DEL SUR's Alfonso Cruz got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Ulryk Frankowski took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Amato Heyboer. CRUZ DEL SUR's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. CRUZ DEL SUR's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.