U23 World League

KOZIOŁKI ARENA
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) In the 2nd minute, Wouter Spiering hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Witalis Ziomkowski in the 3rd minute really tested Carsten Maurits's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 5 minutes into the game, Zenon Domin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Bal op het Dak the free kick. In the 6th minute of the match Roderick Jonker sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zula Bator skillfully saved the ball. FC Bal op het Dak's Carsten Maurits played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Derman Cruchet in the 14th minute of play. Zula Bator showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricky Zuidema in the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Wierzbicki in the 26th minute of play forced FC Bal op het Dak's goalkeeper Carsten Maurits to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28thth minute of the game Nathan Kostermans who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Zula Bator was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to FC Bal op het Dak getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Mart Harmens hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute, Zenon Domin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Carsten Maurits managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Artur Wierzbicki fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Carsten Maurits didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Artur Wierzbicki shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After 41 played minutes FC Bal op het Dak got a freekick which was hit by Mart Harmens. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Slawomir Kornaszewski made a great header on KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's corner, it was just that FC Bal op het Dak's Carsten Maurits managed to reach the ball for a save. Carsten Maurits made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Wierzbicki in the 55th minute of play. Antoni Kieca hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 58 minutes into the match, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdi van Heiningen came free, but Zula Bator reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute FC Bal op het Dak were awarded a corner. Roderick Jonker went to the cornerflag to take it. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Zula Bator played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricky Zuidema in the 62nd minute of play. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Zula Bator played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricky Zuidema in the 63rd minute of play. With a little luck, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Zula Bator got control of the ball when Nathan Kostermans tried to sneak it across the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's goalkeeper Zula Bator had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roderick Jonker. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antoni Zacharczyk during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC Bal op het Dak booed when KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antoni Zacharczyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ defense, Ricky Zuidema kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zula Bator. The KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zula Bator should have stopped the shot. Nathan Kostermans was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 74th minute. FC Bal op het Dak's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 79th minute, one of FC Bal op het Dak:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Bal op het Dak. 3-2 came in the 80th minute when Slawomir Kornaszewski all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Carsten Maurits. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slawomir Kornaszewski in the 83rd minute of play forced FC Bal op het Dak's goalkeeper Carsten Maurits to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carel Zuid hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Derman Cruchet in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carsten Maurits saved FC Bal op het Dak from getting behind. Carsten Maurits took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radomil Cielencki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Wierzbicki in the 92nd minute of play forced FC Bal op het Dak's goalkeeper Carsten Maurits to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martien Degenkamp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Zula Bator made a huge save.