U23 World League

Gleszcz
Spectators: 7632 (Terracing: 5725, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) After having played for 2 minutes, Robertinho Lewandowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gleszcz SSA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robertinho Lewandowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jaroslaw Kolbe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timo Theinert having to interfere. Damian Ruszkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karsten Mrozik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th match minute, Lanzenkirchen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kurt Post to maneuver through the defense. If Steven Rahnefeld had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Gleszcz SSA getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Remigiusz Liermann hit a great ball. In the 19th minute Karsten Mrozik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Ruszkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Dominik Wögerbauer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damian Ruszkowski was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaroslaw Kolbe in the 22nd minute of play forced Lanzenkirchen's goalkeeper Timo Theinert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute of the match Lanzenkirchen got a corner. Gleszcz SSA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lars Zensen ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lars Zensen made a great header on Lanzenkirchen's corner, it was just that Gleszcz SSA's Damian Ruszkowski managed to reach the ball for a save. Karsten Mrozik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Ruszkowski having to interfere. Robertinho Lewandowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timo Theinert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robertinho Lewandowski in the 39th minute of play. Remigiusz Liermann hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Ludomil Frenzel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gleszcz SSA's supporters rose to their feet, but Ludomil Frenzel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Timo Theinert breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Lanzenkirchen getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Simon Dreher hit a great ball. Franciszek Andrychowski who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 48thth minute tested the skills of Timo Theinert when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 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 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jaroslaw Kolbe made a kick off. Lanzenkirchen's Timo Theinert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robertinho Lewandowski in the 54th minute of play. After 54 minutes, Jaroslaw Kolbe made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Lanzenkirchen's Timo Theinert tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 57 minutes of play, Gleszcz SSA's Jaroslaw Kolbe made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Timo Theinert was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Lanzenkirchen booed when Gleszcz SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Pyczkowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 67 played minutes Gleszcz SSA got a freekick which was hit by Robertinho Lewandowski. 69 minutes into the match, Gleszcz SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Karsten Mrozik came free, but Damian Ruszkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olaf Cwenar kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Damian Ruszkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karsten Mrozik in the 78th minute of the match. Franciszek Andrychowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Timo Theinert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Gleszcz SSA's Ludomil Frenzel got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 84th minute, Steven Rahnefeld 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. In the 86th minute, Franciszek Andrychowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gleszcz SSA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. 93 minutes into the match, Gleszcz SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Dominik Wögerbauer came free, but Damian Ruszkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gleszcz SSA's Damian Ruszkowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Gleszcz SSA from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Gleszcz SSA had won after a very even match.