U23 World League

Crystal Arena
Spectators: 8075 (Terracing: 6058, Seating: 1857, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gwidon Patora got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Luo Peng Yang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Czerniejewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roland Czerniejewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luo Peng Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roland Czerniejewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luo Peng Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Roland Czerniejewski came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Hackintosh's 朱坚适. But to his dismay, 朱坚适 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Roland Czerniejewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 朱坚适 in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luo Peng Yang in the 23rd minute of play forced Veth Crystals's goalkeeper Roland Czerniejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute Joaquin Arnas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Czerniejewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Veth Crystals booed when Hackintosh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Poyraz Hezarfen didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luo Peng Yang in the 33rd minute of play forced Veth Crystals's goalkeeper Roland Czerniejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Veth Crystals's Roland Czerniejewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxi Uchiha in the 35th minute of play. Olgierd Ziemniak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Julian Lia made a huge save. In the 38th minute 朱坚适 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Czerniejewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roland Czerniejewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damaso Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Hackintosh's Julian Lia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gwidon Patora in the 44th minute of play. Roland Czerniejewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luo Peng Yang in the 46th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Bartosz Lizewski's late challenge caught a Hackintosh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bartosz Lizewski helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Veth Crystals getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Bartosz Lizewski hit a great ball. Julian Lia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartosz Lizewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute Damaso Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Czerniejewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Veth Crystals's Roland Czerniejewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luo Peng Yang in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Hackintosh's Luo Peng Yang ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Roland Czerniejewski. Roland Czerniejewski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luo Peng Yang in the 67th minute of play forced Veth Crystals's goalkeeper Roland Czerniejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julian Lia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwidon Patora in the 70th minute of play. Julian Lia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartosz Lizewski in the 76th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Bartosz Lizewski made a precise shot to the right of Julian Lia. Hackintosh's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Roland Czerniejewski made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Maxi Uchiha sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Hackintosh's Nestor Aguiar got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Veth Crystals's Witold Lepucki was substituted for Bartosz Lizewski. Julian Lia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gwidon Patora, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luo Peng Yang in the 89th minute of play forced Veth Crystals's goalkeeper Roland Czerniejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Veth Crystals's goalkeeper Roland Czerniejewski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maxi Uchiha. Roland Czerniejewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luo Peng Yang in the 95th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Hackintosh walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.