U21 World League

Junico
Spectators: 8675 (Terracing: 6700, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 175) JUNICO Ełk's Dariusz Lepucki started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute Eddie Hultman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstanty Kilarski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Konstanty Kilarski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ottorino Skjold in the 13th minute of play. After 13 minutes, Artur Zapolskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JUNICO Ełk and the Bennis players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ove Dahlqvist in the 15th minute of play forced JUNICO Ełk's goalkeeper Konstanty Kilarski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucas Lidberg was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Radomir Zieba capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Radomir Zieba really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dariusz Lepucki in the 28th minute of play forced Bennis's goalkeeper Lucas Lidberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the game, Eddie Hultman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Konstanty Kilarski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 37th minute, You Yu Yin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucas Lidberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radomir Zieba in the 43rd minute of play. When Krzysztof Hajduk came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the JUNICO Ełk 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 Krzysztof Hajduk couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ottorino Skjold made a kick off. In the 53rdth minute of the game Eddie Hultman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JUNICO Ełk's Konstanty Kilarski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Artur Zapolskiy made in the 57th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Dariusz Lepucki immediately put the ball in play. JUNICO Ełk's Daniel Wojton quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Vincent Mattsson, made in the 59th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krzysztof Hajduk in the 70th minute of play forced Bennis's goalkeeper Lucas Lidberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Eddie Hultman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bennis's Axel Wassenius was substituted for Anacleto Sedeni. Eddie Hultman kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. After 80 played minutes, JUNICO Ełk's Radomir Zieba shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lucas Lidberg came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in JUNICO Ełk reached it. Lucas Lidberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Krzysztof Hajduk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ove Dahlqvist hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Krzysztof Hajduk might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucas Lidberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Krzysztof Hajduk ran back to his position shaking his head. Bennis's Lucas Lidberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krzysztof Hajduk in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Florian Siembab hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. JUNICO Ełk were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Bennis to leave the ground with a draw.