U23 World League

Witosa 5
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wlodzimierz Zacharzewski took the kick off in the first half of the match. NK FOLKROLA's Jožek Puš got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 4 minutes into the match, LKS Wisła Szczucin's goal looked a bit too open when Zvonko Medved came free, but Olaf Puchlik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute Josip Ilič shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olaf Puchlik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th match minute, NK FOLKROLA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krsta Sršen to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute, Robert Siekierka got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Zvonko Medved came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the NK FOLKROLA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zvonko Medved couldn't finish the play. 20 minutes into the match, Krsta Sršen notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of LKS Wisła Szczucin's Olaf Puchlik. Olaf Puchlik was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of LKS Wisła Szczucin booed when NK FOLKROLA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zvonko Medved didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zvonko Medved in the 28th minute of play forced LKS Wisła Szczucin's goalkeeper Olaf Puchlik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zvonko Medved fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olaf Puchlik having to interfere. Jožek Puš's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Olaf Puchlik read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Slavoljub Bukovec hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Slavoljub Bukovec struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Olaf Puchlik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NK FOLKROLA. The LKS Wisła Szczucin players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. NK FOLKROLA were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Borut Holcman to make the kick off. Zvonko Medved made a great header on NK FOLKROLA's corner, it was just that LKS Wisła Szczucin's Olaf Puchlik managed to reach the ball for a save. With an all-out effort, NK FOLKROLA's Olaf Puchlik threw himself towards the right post 54 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Slavoljub Bukovec, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Zvonko Medved received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Olaf Puchlik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Josip Ilič struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Olaf Puchlik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NK FOLKROLA. When Zvonko Medved came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the NK FOLKROLA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zvonko Medved couldn't finish the play. Borut Holcman struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Olaf Puchlik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NK FOLKROLA. Zvonko Medved did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Olaf Puchlik 70 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 74th minute by Josip Ilič got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Jakub Wielowiejski hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Olaf Puchlik made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Zvonko Medved sent off a good shot on target. Slavoljub Bukovec might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Olaf Puchlik. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Slavoljub Bukovec ran back to his position shaking his head. After 81 played minutes LKS Wisła Szczucin got a freekick which was hit by Beniamin Tyski. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind LKS Wisła Szczucin's goalkeeper Olaf Puchlik, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 82 played minutes LKS Wisła Szczucin got a freekick which was hit by Olgierd Witek. In the 88th play minute Zvonko Medved came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Olaf Puchlik. 0-4. Olaf Puchlik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Borut Holcman in the 93rd minute of the match. Zvonko Medved's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Olaf Puchlik read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind LKS Wisła Szczucin's goalkeeper Olaf Puchlik, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. NK FOLKROLA played a much better game than LKS Wisła Szczucin and deserved their victory. The LKS Wisła Szczucin players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.