U18 World League

Copernicus Arena
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Olaf Soliwoda kicked off to start the match. Bogdan Dziedziak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jurand Zielinski went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Bogdan Dziedziak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Konstanty Osikowicz in the 8th minute. Wlodzimierz Poteralski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Olaf Soliwoda went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in AKS Kozienice's zone, Miromir Sidor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bogdan Dziedziak came out of the goal and Miromir Sidor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Wlodzimierz Poteralski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hieronim Pisarcik, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Bogdan Dziedziak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstanty Osikowicz in the 29th minute of play. Miromir Sidor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bogdan Dziedziak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. If Miromir Sidor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bogdan Dziedziak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugon Golembiewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Konstanty Osikowicz fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Victoria Toruń's protests and gave Konstanty Osikowicz a yellow card for diving instead. Wlodzimierz Poteralski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hieronim Pisarcik in the 46th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

With a little luck, Victoria Toruń's Wlodzimierz Poteralski got control of the ball when Hieronim Pisarcik tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 54 minutes, Miromir Sidor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Victoria Toruń's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miromir Sidor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Konstanty Osikowicz came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Victoria Toruń 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 Konstanty Osikowicz couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Olaf Soliwoda kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Wlodzimierz Poteralski. That made the score 1-3 in the 60 minute of play. If Miromir Sidor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 67 minutes, Konstanty Osikowicz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Victoria Toruń's supporters crossed their fingers, but Konstanty Osikowicz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 71 played minutes Victoria Toruń got a freekick which was hit by Jurand Zielinski. Miromir Sidor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Bogdan Dziedziak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bogdan Dziedziak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miromir Sidor in the 85th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, AKS Kozienice's Cyryl Oleszak got a free kick in the 86th minute. Victoria Toruń made a substitution. Mateusz Galus replaced Stefan Olender. In the 87th minute, Cyryl Oleszak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute, Jurand Zielinski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. AKS Kozienice were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Victoria Toruń's much stronger midfield.