U23 World League

Stadion Mitschullen
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tudor Sălcudeanu started the match with the kick off. Arkadiusz Traczewski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Qiu Zheng Ning having to make a save. Arkadiusz Traczewski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Qiu Zheng Ning firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Mitschullen SSA's Arkadiusz Traczewski in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arkadiusz Traczewski in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Qiu Zheng Ning saved Феникс Санкт-Петербург from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Sergei Ovchinnikov got a free kick in the 14th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arkadiusz Traczewski got free with Qiu Zheng Ning in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arkadiusz Traczewski's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Qiu Zheng Ning skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Феникс Санкт-Петербург getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Sergey Kachalov hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arkadiusz Traczewski in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Qiu Zheng Ning saved Феникс Санкт-Петербург from getting behind. Qiu Zheng Ning stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arkadiusz Traczewski's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. After 24 minutes Феникс Санкт-Петербург's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jurand Pozorski who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Jurand Pozorski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Qiu Zheng Ning did a great save. Qiu Zheng Ning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arkadiusz Traczewski in the 27th minute of play. After 32 minutes Феникс Санкт-Петербург's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jurand Pozorski who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Jurand Pozorski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Qiu Zheng Ning did a great save. In the 34th minute, Bartlomiej Kisielka made a precise shot to the right of Qiu Zheng Ning. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 37 minutes into the match, Mitschullen SSA's Arkadiusz Traczewski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qiu Zheng Ning narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Qiu Zheng Ning showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haluk Özdil in the 38th minute of the match. The supporters of Mitschullen SSA booed when Феникс Санкт-Петербург was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adolf Rogov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Mitschullen SSA booed when Феникс Санкт-Петербург was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergei Ovchinnikov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Qiu Zheng Ning had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arkadiusz Traczewski. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arkadiusz Traczewski in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qiu Zheng Ning prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 45th minute of the match Mitschullen SSA got a corner. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jurand Pozorski ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Jurand Pozorski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Qiu Zheng Ning quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arkadiusz Traczewski to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Haluk Özdil ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Qiu Zheng Ning was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 54th minute, Sergei Ovchinnikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Qiu Zheng Ning showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkadiusz Traczewski in the 56th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Arkadiusz Traczewski sped through Феникс Санкт-Петербург's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Qiu Zheng Ning. Феникс Санкт-Петербург were furious when Viktor Bashenin was red carded, 61 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 61st minute, one of Феникс Санкт-Петербург:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Феникс Санкт-Петербург. The referee gave Mitschullen SSA a penalty, 63 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jurand Pozorski, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Qiu Zheng Ning. 4-0. Qiu Zheng Ning took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arkadiusz Traczewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Adolf Rogov fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Феникс Санкт-Петербург's protests and gave Adolf Rogov a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Mitschullen SSA booed when Феникс Санкт-Петербург was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adolf Rogov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Arkadiusz Traczewski put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Qiu Zheng Ning. In the 74th minute Haluk Özdil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Zheng Ning saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Afanasiy Mamichev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jakub Nieruchliwy was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. In the 78th match minute, Феникс Санкт-Петербург was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tudor Sălcudeanu to maneuver through the defense. Qiu Zheng Ning showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arkadiusz Traczewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Qiu Zheng Ning came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Mitschullen SSA's Arkadiusz Traczewski. But to his dismay, Arkadiusz Traczewski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. 87 minutes into the match, Mitschullen SSA's Arkadiusz Traczewski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qiu Zheng Ning narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Mitschullen SSA's Arkadiusz Traczewski in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalie prevented a goal. Jakub Nieruchliwy made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Vadim Berlinskiy sent off a good shot on target. Arkadiusz Traczewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qiu Zheng Ning having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkadiusz Traczewski in the 95th minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Qiu Zheng Ning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mitschullen SSA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.