U23 World League

Stadion Zelg
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) 3 minutes into the match, FC Grodzka's goalkeeper Wincent Drab had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerry Belisle. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Beller in the 4th minute of play forced FC Grodzka's goalkeeper Wincent Drab to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 5 minutes, Stefan Siara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Grodzka and the Zelg FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Grodzka's Stefan Siara got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 16th minute Edgar Grondzki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelius Bolduc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 傅希坚 in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aurelius Bolduc saved Zelg FC from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Zelg FC's zone, Hieronim Zalipski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelius Bolduc came out of the goal and Hieronim Zalipski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Denis Rondinelli hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Aurelius Bolduc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hieronim Zalipski, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 26th match minute, FC Grodzka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Siara to maneuver through the defense. Stefan Beller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wincent Drab having to interfere. In the 31st minute 傅希坚 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelius Bolduc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Grodzka were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Zelg FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wladyslaw Kopacz took the corner. 38 minutes into the match, Zelg FC's goal looked a bit too open when 傅希坚 came free, but Aurelius Bolduc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 傅希坚 in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aurelius Bolduc saved Zelg FC from getting behind. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

After 50 played minutes FC Grodzka got a freekick which was hit by Hieronim Zalipski. Denis Rondinelli kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hieronim Zalipski in the 60th minute of play forced Zelg FC's goalkeeper Aurelius Bolduc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aurelius Bolduc made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when 傅希坚 sent off a good shot on target. 傅希坚 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Aurelius Bolduc made a huge save. After having played for 69 minutes, 傅希坚 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Grodzka's supporters crossed their fingers, but 傅希坚 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aurelius Bolduc made an important save on a dangerous shot by 傅希坚 in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, FC Grodzka's goal looked a bit too open when Stefan Beller came free, but Wincent Drab reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute Stefan Beller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wincent Drab saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joao Rohn kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Gerry Belisle scored 1-0 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wincent Drab, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Zelg FC's Denis Rondinelli got a free kick in the 94th minute. The long shot by Wladyslaw Kopacz in the 95th minute really tested Aurelius Bolduc'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. Many of FC Grodzka's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. FC Grodzka may have spent more time on the ball, but Zelg FC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.