U23 World League

Arena auf Beuthen
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marek Antoszewski kicked off to start the match. Protegéerna's Roy Bennet got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Erling Fredriksson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Protegéerna's attentive Anders Malmberg managed to snatch the ball when Art Ur made a throw-in in the 16th minute of the game. Krzysztof Kasprzak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy Bennet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Krzysztof Kasprzak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristoffer Kock in the 22nd minute of play. Protegéerna were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Heide FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roy Bennet took the corner. The corner ended in Roy Bennet almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Heide FC's Krzysztof Kasprzak did a great save. Holger Johnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olgierd Madajczyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Holger Johnsson made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Marek Antoszewski sent off a good shot on target. When Protegéerna's Roy Bennet in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Heide FC's goalie prevented a goal. Holger Johnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marek Antoszewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Holger Johnsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roch Dulka in the 34th minute of the match. After 40 minutes, Roy Gallberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Protegéerna and the Heide FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Roy Gallberg hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. A hard shot 44 in the game by Karol Gozdowski from a close distance when the talented Holger Johnsson managed to make a qualified save. Protegéerna's players were relieved. 45 minutes into the match, Karol Gozdowski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Holger Johnsson. Protegéerna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karol Gozdowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Roy Bennet made the kick off in the second half. Olgierd Madajczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Roy Bennet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Krzysztof Kasprzak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kristoffer Kock in the 58th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Karol Gozdowski notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Protegéerna's Holger Johnsson. Holger Johnsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Anders Malmberg kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Roch Dulka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Holger Johnsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Holger Johnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marek Antoszewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roy Bennet in the 71st minute of play forced Heide FC's goalkeeper Krzysztof Kasprzak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Heide FC's Krzysztof Kasprzak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roy Bennet in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute, Marek Antoszewski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Heide FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After a rather tough play, Protegéerna's Bo-Erik Springfält got a free kick in the 80th minute. If Bo-Erik Springfält had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Protegéerna's Holger Johnsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olgierd Madajczyk in the 85th minute of play. After some careless play in the Protegéerna defense, Olgierd Madajczyk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Holger Johnsson. The Protegéerna fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Holger Johnsson should have stopped the shot. Holger Johnsson came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Heide FC's Karol Gozdowski. But to his dismay, Karol Gozdowski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Protegéerna's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.