U23 World League

Kiwaczkowo Stadium
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nils Mikaelsson made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Kronan getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Michael Skoog hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the game, Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's Wojciech Pieprz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vilhelm Brander made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 13 minutes into the match, Leon Chrzan notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Kronan's Vilhelm Brander. Vilhelm Brander was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils Mikaelsson in the 20th minute of play forced Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's goalkeeper Kiko Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rdth minute of the game Nils Mikaelsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's Kiko Marinho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When John Eliasson fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kronan's protests and gave John Eliasson a yellow card for diving instead. Vilhelm Brander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wojciech Pieprz, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Edmund Degutis charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmund Degutis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Edmund Degutis hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's goal looked a bit too open when Nils Mikaelsson came free, but Kiko Marinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karol Dawiec recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 47th minute, Wojciech Pieprz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vilhelm Brander was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wojciech Pieprz to make the kick off. A collision led to Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Zdzislaw Trzenzalski hit a great ball. Kiko Marinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils Mikaelsson in the 60th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's Leon Chrzan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vilhelm Brander narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kronan's Patrik Arhenius was substituted for Magnus Strömbom. Kronan were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Michael Skoog took the corner. The corner ended in Michael Skoog almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's Kiko Marinho did a great save. After a rather tough play, Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's Edmund Degutis got a free kick in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils Mikaelsson in the 79th minute of play forced Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's goalkeeper Kiko Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's Kiko Marinho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II from getting a goal against them. If Nils Mikaelsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leon Chrzan in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vilhelm Brander prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Patrik Arhenius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kronan's Herbert Kjellkvist managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Zygmunt Jarosiewicz in the 95 minute of the game. Kronan's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.