U21 World League

Staszowski Młyn
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Waldemar Siwek started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Norrlands Athen's Elias Söderman got control of the ball when Waldemar Siwek tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 7th minute Holger Lundin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldemar Dulka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rickard Andreasson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Waldemar Dulka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Sivert Bolin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Norrlands Athen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Holger Lundin in the 15th minute of play forced Pogoń Staszów's goalkeeper Waldemar Dulka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Holger Lundin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Norrlands Athen getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Rickard Andreasson hit a great ball. In the 22nd match minute, Pogoń Staszów was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksander Gniech to maneuver through the defense. If Sten Skark had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Norrlands Athen's Holger Lundin in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pogoń Staszów's goalie prevented a goal. In the 34thth minute of the game Holger Lundin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pogoń Staszów's Waldemar Dulka was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sten Skark in the 35th minute of play forced Pogoń Staszów's goalkeeper Waldemar Dulka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldemar Dulka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sten Skark, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elias Söderman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldemar Siwek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Holger Lundin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldemar Dulka having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Holger Lundin made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sten Skark in the 53rd minute of play forced Pogoń Staszów's goalkeeper Waldemar Dulka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the game, Pogoń Staszów's Waldemar Siwek nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elias Söderman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldemar Siwek in the 61st minute of play forced Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Elias Söderman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldemar Dulka was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Vincent Molin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vincent Molin really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Elias Söderman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zachary Majorski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Waldemar Dulka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Holger Lundin, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Despite close surveillance by the defense, Per-Oskar Alefors managed to send off a shot that put the ball into the goal to the left of a disappointed goalkeeper. 1-3 in the 71st minute. With a little luck, Pogoń Staszów's Waldemar Dulka got control of the ball when Carl Biörk tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 75th minute Sten Skark shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldemar Dulka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Wieslaw Rutkowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elias Söderman was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Holger Lundin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Waldemar Dulka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Waldemar Dulka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rickard Andreasson in the 90th minute. Holger Lundin rumbled the ball into the left corner in the 91st minute after careless defense play by Pogoń Staszów. 2-5. When the match was over Norrlands Athen could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pogoń Staszów throughout the match.