U18 World League

Wanzbach Sportpark
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Rafal Cempa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eric Herzog made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lech Luty in the 6th minute of play. When Patryk Bykowski fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored INTER Sosnowiec's protests and gave Patryk Bykowski a yellow card for diving instead. Patryk Bykowski kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Gregor Dersewski hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kajetan Dlugi in the 10th minute of play forced Poli Timisoara's goalkeeper Eric Herzog to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lech Luty kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Kajetan Dlugi 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Klement Okraszewski in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eric Herzog prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eric Herzog showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacek Majkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 33rd minute, Barnaba Gendolla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute, Ulrich Tschida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. INTER Sosnowiec's Klement Okraszewski got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 45th minute, Rafal Cempa 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kajetan Dlugi was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Jan Kannen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kazimierz Gardocki was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Kajetan Dlugi managed to get in a good position for a shot. INTER Sosnowiec's supporters rose to their feet, but Kajetan Dlugi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eric Herzog breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kajetan Dlugi succeeded in the game's 59th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. If Jan Kannen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Lech Luty managed to get in a good position for a shot. INTER Sosnowiec's supporters rose to their feet, but Lech Luty was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eric Herzog breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 70th match minute, Poli Timisoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulrich Tschida to maneuver through the defense. After 71 played minutes, INTER Sosnowiec's Jacek Majkowski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eric Herzog came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in INTER Sosnowiec reached it. Eric Herzog took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lech Luty, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Kajetan Dlugi 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kajetan Dlugi got free with Eric Herzog in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th minute, Cyprian Brytka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With 85 minutes on the clock, Gregor Dersewski commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 85 played minutes Poli Timisoara got a freekick which was hit by Gregor Dersewski. In the 86th minute, Jacek Majkowski 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. With an all-out effort, INTER Sosnowiec's Eric Herzog threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rafal Cempa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Eric Herzog took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kajetan Dlugi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.