U23 World League

The Reds Arena
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Iwo Borcz got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in IFK Fölet's zone, Damazy Praski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dennis Berg came out of the goal and Damazy Praski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sixten Fridlund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dennis Berg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kryspin Kojder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Iwo Borcz came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the IFK Fölet 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 Iwo Borcz couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in IFK Fölet's zone, Jaroslaw Glowacki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dennis Berg came out of the goal and Jaroslaw Glowacki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jan Örtendahl's late challenge caught a FC Rudzianka Szczecin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jan Örtendahl helped the player get up and apologised. After 20 played minutes IFK Fölet got a freekick which was hit by Jan Örtendahl. Dennis Berg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaroslaw Glowacki in the 21st minute. Kacper Walczyk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sixten Fridlund went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Dennis Berg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damazy Praski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan Örtendahl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damazy Praski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennis Berg having to interfere. When IFK Fölet's Iwo Borcz in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Rudzianka Szczecin's goalie prevented a goal. Dennis Berg was a little too slow when Kryspin Kojder got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 1-1. When Jan Örtendahl came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the IFK Fölet 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 Jan Örtendahl couldn't finish the play. Kacper Walczyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwo Borcz in the 41st minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kryspin Kojder made a kick off. A collision led to IFK Fölet getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Ove Mellberg hit a great ball. Dennis Berg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kryspin Kojder in the 54th minute of play. Iwo Borcz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kacper Walczyk having to interfere. Dennis Berg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kryspin Kojder's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. 65 minutes into the game, Jaroslaw Glowacki cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Dennis Berg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 69th minute of the match IFK Fölet got a corner. FC Rudzianka Szczecin's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ove Mellberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ove Mellberg made a great header on IFK Fölet's corner, it was just that FC Rudzianka Szczecin's Kacper Walczyk managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 72nd minute Ermanno Mariotti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kacper Walczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dennis Berg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kryspin Kojder in the 87th minute of the match. After 90 minutes of play IFK Fölet's Jan Örtendahl was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 91 played minutes IFK Fölet got a freekick which was hit by Jan Örtendahl. 94 minutes into the game, Artur Ziombkowski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Rudzianka Szczecin's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave IFK Fölet the free kick. The supporters of IFK Fölet booed when FC Rudzianka Szczecin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artur Ziombkowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. IFK Fölet's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.