U21 World League

Torekov Stadion
Spectators: 6711 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ulf Ersman started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antoni Gondek in the 15th minute of play forced Torekov's goalkeeper Kristian Albom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulf Ersman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filip Hatman having to interfere. Górnik Łęczna's Filip Hatman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Górnik Łęczna from getting a goal against them. In the 30th minute, Jurand Dubiel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jurand Dubiel was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 41 minutes had been played. In the 41st match minute, Górnik Łęczna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jurand Dubiel to maneuver through the defense. 45 minutes into the game, Antoni Gondek cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Kristian Albom was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Torekov players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Górnik Łęczna were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Robert Czerniak to make the kick off. Kurt Bergendahl might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Filip Hatman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kurt Bergendahl ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Torekov getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Ulf Ersman hit a great ball. After 61 played minutes Torekov got a freekick which was hit by Ulf Ersman. 62 minutes into the match, Antoni Gondek notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Torekov's Kristian Albom. Kristian Albom was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Robert Czerniak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Kristian Albom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, Patryk Rutecki dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kristian Albom, 0-4. Kristian Albom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Czerniak in the 74th minute of play. Kristian Albom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Czerniak, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Kristian Albom made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Antoni Gondek sent off a good shot on target. 85 minutes into the game, Antoni Gondek recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kristian Albom. Antoni Gondek showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Thanks to some nice moves Antoni Gondek could shoot a difficult shot in the 92nd minute, which Kristian Albom however easily saved by the left post. Torekov's Ernst Strömberg got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Górnik Łęczna supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Górnik Łęczna would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.