U23 World League

Stadion Lachy
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iwo Domin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marcus Klint stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jerzy Jajko's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Jimmie Björk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Witalis Barycz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute Joakim Björklund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Witalis Barycz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christer Kjellberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Team Rocco getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Christer Kjellberg hit a great ball. In the 28thth minute of the game Iwo Domin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Team Rocco's Marcus Klint was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 30th match minute, Rokita Brzeg Dolny was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marian Furlit to maneuver through the defense. Rokita Brzeg Dolny's Witalis Barycz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christer Kjellberg in the 32nd minute of play. After 33 minutes, Iwo Domin made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Team Rocco's Marcus Klint tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 40 played minutes Rokita Brzeg Dolny got a freekick which was hit by Jerzy Jajko. 41 minutes into the match, Rokita Brzeg Dolny's goal looked a bit too open when Joakim Björklund came free, but Witalis Barycz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Lennart Abrahamsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Witalis Barycz. Rokita Brzeg Dolny's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lennart Abrahamsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lennart Abrahamsson made a kick off. After having played for 50 minutes, Lennart Abrahamsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Team Rocco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lennart Abrahamsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 52nd minute Lennart Abrahamsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Witalis Barycz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute, Bogumil Burdalski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Witalis Barycz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sten Lundin, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Marcus Klint made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwo Domin in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute Rokita Brzeg Dolny were awarded a corner. Boleslaw Rawa went to the cornerflag to take it. Marian Furlit hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After 66 played minutes Team Rocco got a freekick which was hit by Christer Kjellberg. In the 69th minute Leonard Sroki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Klint saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute, Team Rocco's Joakim Björklund ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Witalis Barycz. Witalis Barycz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Christer Kjellberg's late challenge caught a Rokita Brzeg Dolny's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christer Kjellberg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd minute, Christer Kjellberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Team Rocco booed when Rokita Brzeg Dolny was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugeniusz Szpakowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Rokita Brzeg Dolny's Witalis Barycz got control of the ball when Lennart Abrahamsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Jonas Smefeldt dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Witalis Barycz, 2-3. Christer Kjellberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Witalis Barycz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Witalis Barycz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Smefeldt in the 86th minute of the match. Marcus Klint showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Sroki, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Marian Furlit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Marcus Klint tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Team Rocco's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.