U23 League

PS STAL ST WOLA
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Thibaut Courtois made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mikolaj Lech in the 2nd minute. Thibaut Courtois made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Michel Batistuta sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mikolaj Lech got free with Thibaut Courtois in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thibaut Courtois made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mikolaj Lech in the 8th minute. After 15 played minutes STAL ST WOLA got a freekick which was hit by Mikolaj Lech. Slawomir Adamowicz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 21st minute, Mikolaj Lech hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Slawomir Adamowicz came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Szczakowianka 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 Slawomir Adamowicz couldn't finish the play. 24 minutes into the match, Szczakowianka's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Boleslaw Nakoneczny. 25 minutes into the match, Szczakowianka's goal looked a bit too open when Zygmunt Bielejewski came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roman Matai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maciej Haszczak in the 33rd minute of play. Mikolaj Lech could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Thibaut Courtois made a huge save. In the 36th minute, Zygmunt Bielejewski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Thibaut Courtois. The goal made the score 1-0. When Gustaw Bendyk came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the STAL ST WOLA 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 Gustaw Bendyk couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Slawomir Adamowicz in the 51st minute of play forced STAL ST WOLA's goalkeeper Roman Matai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the game, Zygmunt Bielejewski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Thibaut Courtois was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zygmunt Bielejewski in the 65th minute of play forced Szczakowianka's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 70 minutes, Cezary Niemojewski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Szczakowianka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cezary Niemojewski 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 73rd minute Zygmunt Bielejewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibaut Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. STAL ST WOLA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Michel Batistuta in the 74th minute. A nice corner shot did that Michel Batistuta got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thibaut Courtois quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thibaut Courtois came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by STAL ST WOLA's Michel Batistuta. But to his dismay, Michel Batistuta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Szczakowianka's Thibaut Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zygmunt Bielejewski in the 81st minute of play. After 85 minutes Szczakowianka's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Boleslaw Nakoneczny who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Boleslaw Nakoneczny almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Szczakowianka's Thibaut Courtois did a great save. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Lech, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zbyszek Petka kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zygmunt Bielejewski in the 91st minute of play. Thibaut Courtois stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zygmunt Bielejewski's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cezary Niemojewski got free with Roman Matai in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 94 minutes into the match, Szczakowianka's goal looked a bit too open when Mikolaj Lech came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. STAL ST WOLA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.