U18 World League

Sniper Arena
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Göran Olofsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 9th minute, Lennart Svensson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leon Armatys. The goal made the score 1-0. 13 minutes into the match, FC Snipers's goal looked a bit too open when Edmund Dubiel came free, but Olov Groth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olov Groth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lech Wolicki, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 18th minute, Polo Armatys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göran Olofsson in the 23rd minute of play forced mt93 Tarnów's goalkeeper Leon Armatys to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th match minute, mt93 Tarnów was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Witalis Zawacki to maneuver through the defense. Leon Armatys made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Göran Olofsson in the 25th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lech Wolicki in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Olov Groth saved FC Snipers from getting behind. In a very dangerous position, a player in mt93 Tarnów fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! mt93 Tarnów:s Leon Armatys showed great skill when he stopped Göran Olofsson:s penalty. The supporters of FC Snipers booed when mt93 Tarnów was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zbigniew Kopacz didn't get a good kick on the ball. 36 minutes into the match, FC Snipers's Martin Hedlund broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The supporters of FC Snipers booed when mt93 Tarnów was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfred Wielopolski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fryderyk Boruta to make the kick off. With an all-out effort, mt93 Tarnów's Olov Groth threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Edmund Dubiel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jörn Giöck kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, mt93 Tarnów's Edmund Dubiel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Olov Groth narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Witalis Zawacki kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. mt93 Tarnów's Leon Armatys played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Hedlund in the 73rd minute of play. Polo Armatys hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lennart Svensson during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 91 played minutes FC Snipers got a freekick which was hit by Lennart Svensson. In the 92nd minute, Edmund Dubiel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Snipers's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.