U23 World League

Paladin Hill
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Libra's Vincent Landin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Libra's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Ochabski came free, but Stig Låsberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Algot Käller was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 5 minutes into the match. In the 4th minute, one of Libra:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Libra. Libra's Stig Låsberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Ochabski in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute Jedrzej Bendyk 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. In the 14th 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. The supporters of Emalia Olkusz booed when Libra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Åberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stig Låsberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbyszko Radzyminski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bo Sjöberg scored 1-0 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Michal Michallek, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sven Tunström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 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 27th minute of play. Libra's Stig Låsberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Ochabski in the 29th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Libra's zone, Leonard Ochabski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stig Låsberg came out of the goal and Leonard Ochabski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Leonard Ochabski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stig Låsberg was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Stig Låsberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jedrzej Bendyk in the 42nd minute of play. Adam Åberg kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Leonard Ochabski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Emalia Olkusz fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Jedrzej Bendyk made the kick off in the second half. 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 52nd minute. Emalia Olkusz were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Libra's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Samuel Wieszczycki took the corner. Damian Bator was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 56 minutes into the match, Libra's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Ochabski came free, but Stig Låsberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Libra defense, Aleksander Chrzan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stig Låsberg. The Libra fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stig Låsberg should have stopped the shot. Sven Tunström hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Vincent Landin's late challenge caught a Emalia Olkusz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vincent Landin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Libra getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Vincent Landin hit a great ball. Stig Låsberg made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Jedrzej Bendyk sent off a good shot on target. In the 68th minute Leonard Ochabski 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. In the 71st minute, Emalia Olkusz's Leonard Ochabski ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Stig Låsberg. Stig Låsberg yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. If Damian Bator had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arne Engström during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Arne Engström hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. The supporters of Libra booed when Emalia Olkusz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jedrzej Bendyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stig Låsberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Bator in the 83rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jedrzej Bendyk got free with Stig Låsberg in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bo Sjöberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Vincent Landin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stig Låsberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aleksander Chrzan, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After a rather tough play, Emalia Olkusz's Zbyszko Radzyminski got a free kick in the 94th minute. When the match was over Emalia Olkusz could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Libra throughout the match.