U23 League

Chroptown arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tugay Katib kicked off to start the match. Meng Yan Jing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remigiusz Soroka in the 3rd minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Czarni Chropaczów's corner Jacek Lech fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Meng Yan Jing quite easily take care of the ball. In the 7th minute, Tugay Katib reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Meng Yan Jing. The goal made the score 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michal Arendarski in the 12th minute of play forced Czarni Chropaczów's goalkeeper Cyprian Filanowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Remigiusz Soroka struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Meng Yan Jing didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Czarni Chropaczów. Michal Arendarski scored 1-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cyprian Filanowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 21st minute, Zachary Prus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Abandon All Hope's Michal Arendarski in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Czarni Chropaczów's goalie prevented a goal. Jacek Lech in the 24thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Meng Yan Jing, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 25th minute Czarni Chropaczów were awarded a corner. Jacek Lech went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Abandon All Hope's Roland Schiavi got a free kick in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacek Lech. If Remigiusz Soroka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Remigiusz Soroka recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucjan Czapski in the 37th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Czarni Chropaczów's Remigiusz Soroka got a free kick in the 39th minute. Lucjan Borczak kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tugay Katib in the 46th minute of play forced Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Michal Arendarski to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Abandon All Hope was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fu Wei Di to maneuver through the defense. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacek Lech in the 53rd minute of play. After having played for 56 minutes, Michal Arendarski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Abandon All Hope's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michal Arendarski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Meng Yan Jing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tugay Katib in the 58th minute of play. Cyprian Filanowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michal Arendarski in the 61st minute of the match. Tugay Katib struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Meng Yan Jing didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Czarni Chropaczów. The supporters of Czarni Chropaczów booed when Abandon All Hope was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dedê de Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Meng Yan Jing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tugay Katib in the 69th minute of the match. In the 70thth minute of the game Tugay Katib who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Meng Yan Jing stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tugay Katib's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. After 71st play minutes Tugay Katib shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Meng Yan Jing and just under the crossbar into goal. Czarni Chropaczów made a substitution. Marian Pieknik replaced Leonard Giejda. If Gaspar Moita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, Czarni Chropaczów's goal looked a bit too open when Michal Arendarski came free, but Cyprian Filanowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cyprian Filanowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ye Hong in the 84th minute. Meng Yan Jing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remigiusz Soroka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Remigiusz Soroka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Meng Yan Jing was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 92 minutes into the match, Bogumil Bielejewski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Meng Yan Jing. Abandon All Hope's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bogumil Bielejewski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1.