National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iwan Karanowski took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, U21 Israel's Or-Tal Hoffenreich got control of the ball when Dominik Zawacki tried to sneak it across the goal line. Or-Tal Hoffenreich made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwan Karanowski in the 8th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Jedaiah Sakhai cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Peter-Michael Schmeichel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. U21 Israel's Hertzl Kochan got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 18th minute Iwan Karanowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Or-Tal Hoffenreich saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, U21 Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Arkadiusz Gąsiorek came free, but Or-Tal Hoffenreich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jedaiah Sakhai in the 23rd minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Peter-Michael Schmeichel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Israel's Or-Tal Hoffenreich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mike Tyson in the 25th minute of play. Or-Tal Hoffenreich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkadiusz Gąsiorek in the 26th minute of the match. Or-Tal Hoffenreich was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dominik Zawacki showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 27 minute of play. With an all-out effort, U21 Poland's Or-Tal Hoffenreich threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Arkadiusz Gąsiorek, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 37 played minutes, U21 Poland's Gilbert Barniszke shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Or-Tal Hoffenreich came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in U21 Poland reached it. In the 38th minute, U21 Poland's Arkadiusz Gąsiorek ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Or-Tal Hoffenreich. Or-Tal Hoffenreich yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-1. Dominik Zawacki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Or-Tal Hoffenreich made a huge save. After 46 minutes U21 Israel's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Iwan Karanowski who took care of the corner kick. Iwan Karanowski made a great header on U21 Poland's corner, it was just that U21 Israel's Or-Tal Hoffenreich managed to reach the ball for a save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.
Or-Tal Hoffenreich showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iwan Karanowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After taking down the ball on U21 Poland's corner Iwan Karanowski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Or-Tal Hoffenreich quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mike Tyson in the 57th minute of play forced U21 Israel's goalkeeper Or-Tal Hoffenreich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the game, U21 Poland's Iwan Karanowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Or-Tal Hoffenreich made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominik Zawacki in the 68th minute of play forced U21 Israel's goalkeeper Or-Tal Hoffenreich to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 Israel getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Zion Rahima hit a great ball. U21 Israel's Or-Tal Hoffenreich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dominik Zawacki in the 73rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, U21 Israel's Jedaiah Sakhai got a free kick in the 76th minute. Hasiel Bargallo hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Iwan Karanowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 81 minutes, Jedaiah Sakhai mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Israel and the U21 Poland players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 82nd minute, Jedaiah Sakhai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Or-Tal Hoffenreich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkadiusz Gąsiorek in the 83rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iwan Karanowski in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Or-Tal Hoffenreich saved U21 Israel from getting behind. 89 minutes into the match, U21 Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Arkadiusz Gąsiorek came free, but Or-Tal Hoffenreich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, U21 Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Dominik Zawacki came free, but Or-Tal Hoffenreich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the game, Iwan Karanowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Or-Tal Hoffenreich was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. U21 Poland's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.
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