U23 World League

Totenkopf stadium
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marian Beninda got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Zachary Ruszkowski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KS LEW Chorzów's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC NORDLAND the free kick. Zachary Ruszkowski hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Birger Benett took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ignacy Zagrobelny. KS LEW Chorzów's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. KS LEW Chorzów's Ignacy Zagrobelny proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save KS LEW Chorzów from getting a goal against them. Hélio Vaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 9th minute Hélio Vaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bandit Banks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ignacy Zagrobelny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan Vides, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 14 minutes on the clock, Emilio Dantel commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Hélio Vaz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bandit Banks read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. After 17 minutes of play, KS LEW Chorzów's Hélio Vaz made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bandit Banks was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Pelle Bennet in the 24th minute of play forced KS LEW Chorzów's goalkeeper Ignacy Zagrobelny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marian Beninda hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Bandit Banks made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélio Vaz in the 33rd minute of play. KS LEW Chorzów's Ignacy Zagrobelny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Birger Benett in the 36th minute of play. Ignacy Zagrobelny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Birger Benett in the 40th minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Alan Vides cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ignacy Zagrobelny was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alan Vides to make the kick off. Bautista Baumgartner's late challenge caught a KS LEW Chorzów's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bautista Baumgartner helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of KS LEW Chorzów booed when FC NORDLAND was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bautista Baumgartner didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bandit Banks made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Hélio Vaz sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, KS LEW Chorzów's Zachary Ruszkowski got a free kick in the 59th minute. KS LEW Chorzów's Ignacy Zagrobelny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pelle Bennet in the 60th minute of play. FC NORDLAND's Bandit Banks proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save FC NORDLAND from getting a goal against them. Hélio Vaz was extremely unlucky when he, in the 68th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birger Benett in the 74th minute of play forced KS LEW Chorzów's goalkeeper Ignacy Zagrobelny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luís Alcântara in the 77th minute of play forced FC NORDLAND's goalkeeper Bandit Banks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alan Vides scored 3-1 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ignacy Zagrobelny, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 81st minute, Pelle Bennet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC NORDLAND made a substitution. Michael Haglund replaced Pelle Bennet. In the 84th minute Birger Benett suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. FC NORDLAND's Bobbo Boateng was substituted for Birger Benett. In the 85th match minute, KS LEW Chorzów was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marian Beninda to maneuver through the defense. Ignacy Zagrobelny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bautista Baumgartner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute Alan Vides shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacy Zagrobelny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC NORDLAND had won after a very even match.