U18 World League

Freedom Arena
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zbigniew Czerner kicked off to start the match. Szymon Faron might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Måns Offendahl. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Szymon Faron ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 5th minute, Olgierd Pietrasz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shaolin soccer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Måns Offendahl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbigniew Czerner in the 12th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the game, Zbigniew Czerner cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Måns Offendahl was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wit Kajder's late challenge caught a Freedom 2024's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wit Kajder helped the player get up and apologised. If Zbigniew Czerner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 21st minute, Szymon Faron left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shaolin soccer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. In the 24th minute Zbigniew Czerner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Måns Offendahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Freedom 2024's Måns Offendahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wit Kajder in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Freedom 2024's goal looked a bit too open when Zbigniew Czerner came free, but Måns Offendahl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Måns Offendahl came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Shaolin soccer's Wit Kajder. But to his dismay, Wit Kajder quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zbigniew Czerner in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Måns Offendahl saved Freedom 2024 from getting behind. After some careless play in the Freedom 2024 defense, Zbigniew Czerner kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Måns Offendahl. The Freedom 2024 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Måns Offendahl should have stopped the shot. In the 35th minute, Zbigniew Czerner ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Måns Offendahl was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. Zbigniew Czerner scored 0-8 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Måns Offendahl, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 40th minute Iwan Czapski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Måns Offendahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Tanek Ankiewicz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Måns Offendahl was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-9. The Freedom 2024 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Shaolin soccer were winning 0-9.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonard Söderström made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbigniew Czerner in the 51st minute of play forced Freedom 2024's goalkeeper Måns Offendahl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Måns Offendahl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iwan Czapski in the 53rd minute of the match. Freedom 2024's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Iwan Czapski 55 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-10. A sloppy throw-in by Olgierd Pietrasz in the 58th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Freedom 2024's Kevin Kielstedt. In a very dangerous position, a player in Freedom 2024 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 61st minute. Penalty! The referee gave Shaolin soccer a penalty, 63 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Zbigniew Czerner, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Freedom 2024's Måns Offendahl. 0-11. Måns Offendahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wit Kajder in the 65th minute of play. Måns Offendahl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbigniew Czerner in the 67th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Freedom 2024's Valter Wallander got a free kick in the 68th minute. Shaolin soccer's Iwan Czapski got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Måns Offendahl stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zbigniew Czerner's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Måns Offendahl came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Shaolin soccer's Zbigniew Czerner. But to his dismay, Zbigniew Czerner quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-12. 76 minutes into the match, Freedom 2024's goal looked a bit too open when Zbigniew Czerner came free, but Måns Offendahl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Wit Kajder dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Måns Offendahl, 0-13. Måns Offendahl came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Shaolin soccer's Zbigniew Czerner. But to his dismay, Zbigniew Czerner quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-14. In the 84th minute, Shaolin soccer's Wit Kajder ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Måns Offendahl. Måns Offendahl yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-15. Måns Offendahl was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tanek Ankiewicz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-16 in the 89 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zbigniew Czerner in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Måns Offendahl prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Zbigniew Czerner's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Måns Offendahl was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. When the final whistle sounded Shaolin soccer left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Freedom 2024.