U23 World League

T-ów Olimpic Stadion
Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lech Czaplicki started the match with the kick off. Husaria Tarnów's Radoslaw Olchowy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mădălin Răduț in the 3rd minute of play. Lukasz Bejrut blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Laurențiu Popescu having to make a save. 7 minutes into the match, Husaria Tarnów's goal looked a bit too open when Mădălin Răduț came free, but Radoslaw Olchowy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florian Obarenes hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. When Alexandria Team08's Mădălin Răduț in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Husaria Tarnów's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mădălin Răduț in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Radoslaw Olchowy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Radoslaw Olchowy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mădălin Răduț in the 13th minute of the match. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Husaria Tarnów's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eric Pădure was slow to take the kick. During this time Alexandria Team08's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Alexandria Team08's Eric Pădure to fire away a dangerous shot which Radoslaw Olchowy despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Radoslaw Olchowy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Raniolo in the 20th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eric Pădure during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 21st match minute, Alexandria Team08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eric Pădure to maneuver through the defense. Lech Czaplicki's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Laurențiu Popescu firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Gorka in the 26th minute of play forced Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Laurențiu Popescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mădălin Răduț had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gilberto Gorka's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Laurențiu Popescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Lukasz Bejrut charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lukasz Bejrut the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Husaria Tarnów getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Lukasz Bejrut hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, Gilberto Gorka had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Laurențiu Popescu. Alexandria Team08's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilberto Gorka was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Alexandria Team08's zone, Gilberto Gorka stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Laurențiu Popescu came out of the goal and Gilberto Gorka tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mădălin Răduț stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Eric Pădure was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 54 minutes had been played. A collision led to Alexandria Team08 getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Eric Pădure hit a great ball. Husaria Tarnów's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Florian Obarenes in the 65th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Alexandria Team08's goalie and right to Lukasz Bejrut. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Alexandria Team08's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Lukasz Bejrut hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 68 minutes into the game, Lech Czaplicki cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Laurențiu Popescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Radoslaw Olchowy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mădălin Răduț in the 71st minute of the match. Radoslaw Olchowy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mădălin Răduț in the 73rd minute of play. Alexandria Team08's Laurențiu Popescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lech Czaplicki in the 74th minute of play. Radoslaw Olchowy made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Adriano Raniolo sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Husaria Tarnów's Lucjan Basaik got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute Florian Obarenes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurențiu Popescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laurențiu Popescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Gorka, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mădălin Răduț got free with Radoslaw Olchowy in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Husaria Tarnów were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Alexandria Team08 for a fine match.