U23 World League

Stadion la Stadion
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Boguslaw Bartochowski started the match with the kick off. Marek Malik's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tim Wiese firmly grabbed it by the left post. SV Bad Harzburg's Tim Wiese proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save SV Bad Harzburg from getting a goal against them. Tim Wiese showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerzy Gonsiewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 12th match minute, SV Bad Harzburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathias Schulten to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute, Mathias Schulten made a precise shot to the right of Walery Bartelak. Bialski Bastion Legii's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, SV Bad Harzburg's goalkeeper Tim Wiese had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marek Malik. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 24th minute of the game. One of Bialski Bastion Legii:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SV Bad Harzburg:s goal. Walery Bartelak had in the 27thth minute some difficulties stopping Lars Schira's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Jerzy Gonsiewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Tim Wiese made a huge save. SV Bad Harzburg's Tim Wiese played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerzy Gonsiewski in the 33rd minute of play. In the 38th minute Mathias Schulten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walery Bartelak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 minutes, Stanislaw Odachowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bialski Bastion Legii and the SV Bad Harzburg players grew even worse after the yellow card. Stanislaw Odachowski kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 47th minute Halldor Sönksen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walery Bartelak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Halldor Sönksen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Bialski Bastion Legii defense, Halldor Sönksen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Walery Bartelak. The Bialski Bastion Legii fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Walery Bartelak should have stopped the shot. Jerzy Gonsiewski's late challenge caught a SV Bad Harzburg's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jerzy Gonsiewski helped the player get up and apologised. After 54 played minutes Bialski Bastion Legii got a freekick which was hit by Jerzy Gonsiewski. When Bialski Bastion Legii's Jerzy Gonsiewski in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SV Bad Harzburg's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to SV Bad Harzburg getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Halldor Sönksen hit a great ball. A well-hit corner resulted in Bogdan Odachowski heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Halldor Sönksen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Walery Bartelak made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Halldor Sönksen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Walery Bartelak was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Halldor Sönksen put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Walery Bartelak. Walery Bartelak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eckard Döngelli in the 71st minute of play. After a rather tough play, SV Bad Harzburg's Halldor Sönksen got a free kick in the 72nd minute. The supporters of Bialski Bastion Legii booed when SV Bad Harzburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eckard Döngelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Schira in the 82nd minute of play forced Bialski Bastion Legii's goalkeeper Walery Bartelak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Bialski Bastion Legii's goalkeeper Walery Bartelak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Halldor Sönksen. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SV Bad Harzburg walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.