U23 World League

Peter Westen Arena
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) After a rather tough play, Libra's Mårten Bollström got a free kick in the 2nd minute. With a little luck, Libra's Stig Låsberg got control of the ball when Bartosz Kaczanka tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jedrzej Bendyk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Stig Låsberg made a huge save. 7 minutes into the match, Libra's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Bator came free, but Stig Låsberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adam Åberg kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute Damian Bator shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig Låsberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes in the game, Samuel Wieszczycki dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Stig Låsberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartosz Kaczanka in the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Damian Bator dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stig Låsberg, 1-0. In the 20th minute, Bartosz Kaczanka reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Stig Låsberg. The goal made the score 2-0. Stig Låsberg made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Jedrzej Bendyk sent off a good shot on target. When Bartosz Kaczanka came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Emalia Olkusz 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 Bartosz Kaczanka couldn't finish the play. Michal Michallek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Casper Viklund in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartosz Kaczanka in the 31st minute of play forced Libra's goalkeeper Stig Låsberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stig Låsberg made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Jedrzej Bendyk sent off a good shot on target. 35 minutes into the match, Emalia Olkusz's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Landin came free, but Michal Michallek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emalia Olkusz's Michal Michallek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Åberg in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartosz Kaczanka in the 38th minute of play forced Libra's goalkeeper Stig Låsberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Libra's Stig Låsberg got control of the ball when Jedrzej Bendyk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Michal Michallek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casper Viklund in the 40th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bartosz Kaczanka in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stig Låsberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Casper Viklund made the kick off in the second half. Stig Låsberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathaniel Kucharczyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stig Låsberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Wieszczycki in the 53rd minute of play. The attack was good, but when Samuel Wieszczycki in the 54th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jedrzej Bendyk in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stig Låsberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stig Låsberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Bator, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Emalia Olkusz were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Libra's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomasz Jerzyk took the corner. Libra's Stig Låsberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jedrzej Bendyk in the 61st minute of play. Stig Låsberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartosz Kaczanka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Adam Åberg fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Libra's protests and gave Adam Åberg a yellow card for diving instead. After 64 played minutes Libra got a freekick which was hit by Adam Åberg. 66 minutes into the match, Libra's goal looked a bit too open when Zbyszko Radzyminski came free, but Stig Låsberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stig Låsberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Bator, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After 73 minutes of play Libra's Adam Åberg was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Emalia Olkusz booed when Libra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Åberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Emalia Olkusz's Tomasz Jerzyk got a free kick in the 77th minute. Stig Låsberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Bator, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the match, Libra's goal looked a bit too open when Bartosz Kaczanka came free, but Stig Låsberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, Vincent Landin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Michal Michallek. The goal made the score 2-1. In the 90th minute of the match, Vincent Landin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Michal Michallek was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Bo Sjöberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michal Michallek having to interfere. 95 minutes into the game, Bartosz Kaczanka cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Stig Låsberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee ended the match the Emalia Olkusz players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.