U21 World League

Fred Aubert
Spectators: 7757 (Terracing: 5820, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Igor Gdowik got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Le Stade Briochin UC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Tony Amadieu hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the match, Le Stade Briochin UC's goal looked a bit too open when Franciszek Nuszkowski came free, but Tord Waller reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Igor Wykowski kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. If Franciszek Nuszkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Gdowik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tord Waller having to interfere. Franciszek Nuszkowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When NieETIkalni Lebork's Franciszek Nuszkowski in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Le Stade Briochin UC's goalie prevented a goal. After 20 minutes, Franciszek Nuszkowski made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Le Stade Briochin UC's Tord Waller tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Franciszek Nuszkowski might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tord Waller. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Franciszek Nuszkowski ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Le Stade Briochin UC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Tony Amadieu hit a great ball. Gaël Rats fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zdzislaw Czermak having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franciszek Nuszkowski in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tord Waller prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Franciszek Nuszkowski took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tord Waller. Tord Waller dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 48th minute, Juliusz Kaszubowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gaël Rats to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaël Rats in the 52nd minute of play forced NieETIkalni Lebork's goalkeeper Zdzislaw Czermak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabien Kac's late challenge caught a NieETIkalni Lebork's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabien Kac helped the player get up and apologised. In the 53rd minute, Fabien Kac hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. NieETIkalni Lebork's Juliusz Kaszubowski got his second yellow card of the match in the 56th minute. The referee ordered Juliusz Kaszubowski off the ground. The supporters of Le Stade Briochin UC booed when NieETIkalni Lebork was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juliusz Kaszubowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tord Waller made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Igor Gdowik sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Gaël Rats's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zdzislaw Czermak was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. In the 73rd minute Le Stade Briochin UC were awarded a corner. Fabien Kac went to the cornerflag to take it. Le Stade Briochin UC's Fabien Kac was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zdzislaw Czermak in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. NieETIkalni Lebork's Zdzislaw Czermak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabien Kac in the 77th minute of play. NieETIkalni Lebork's Zdzislaw Czermak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baptiste Demestre in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, Le Stade Briochin UC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tony Amadieu to maneuver through the defense. Le Stade Briochin UC's Ferdinand Brin was substituted for Kylian Fortune. Zdzislaw Czermak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Mantzio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the game, Gaël Rats cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Zdzislaw Czermak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ferdinand Brin made in the 88th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gaël Pillot however managed to control. A collision led to NieETIkalni Lebork getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Eugeniusz Glapiak hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. NieETIkalni Lebork had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.