U23 World League

Springfield Arena
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) When Jakub Gmoch fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The White Star WK's protests and gave Jakub Gmoch a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to The White Star WK getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Jakub Gmoch hit a great ball. In the 6th minute, FC Karamba's Erikas Rasiukas seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Erikas Rasiukas the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC Karamba protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Erikas Rasiukas had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 7 played minutes FC Karamba got a freekick which was hit by Erikas Rasiukas. Giannis Gounaris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cezary Rasiak in the 8th minute of play. Marius Gasparaitis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Teofil Bronicki. The White Star WK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The White Star WK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 14th minute, when Eddi Ramkilde scored to the left of an out of position Teofil Bronicki, making the score, 1-0. Waclaw Mocko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giannis Gounaris having to interfere. FC Karamba's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marius Gasparaitis in the 21st minute. Jakub Gmoch tried in the game's 22nd match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Teofil Bronicki. An annoying self made goal, 2-0. An unexpected shot in the 24th minute by Eddi Ramkilde got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A collision led to The White Star WK getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Filip Moczkiewicz hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, The White Star WK's Wit Podolski got a free kick in the 29th minute. 36 minutes into the match, The White Star WK's goal looked a bit too open when Eddi Ramkilde came free, but Teofil Bronicki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giannis Gounaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waclaw Mocko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Wit Podolski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute, Franciszek Ochylski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in The White Star WK's zone, Marius Gasparaitis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teofil Bronicki came out of the goal and Marius Gasparaitis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

In the 51st minute Eddi Ramkilde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teofil Bronicki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filip Moczkiewicz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Giannis Gounaris came out and tried to block the shot, but Filip Moczkiewicz slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 58th minute. The supporters of FC Karamba booed when The White Star WK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aureliusz Jaks didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th match minute, The White Star WK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wit Podolski to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Narūnas Valančius managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Karamba's supporters rose to their feet, but Narūnas Valančius was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teofil Bronicki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Eddi Ramkilde managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Karamba's supporters rose to their feet, but Eddi Ramkilde was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teofil Bronicki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute, Waclaw Mocko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd match minute, The White Star WK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waclaw Mocko to maneuver through the defense. When Filip Moczkiewicz was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 84 minutes had been played. Filip Moczkiewicz hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After 86 minutes, Aureliusz Jaks mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The White Star WK and the FC Karamba players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, The White Star WK's Aureliusz Jaks got a free kick in the 86th minute. 88 minutes into the match, FC Karamba's Eddi Ramkilde sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teofil Bronicki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfonsas Miceika during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 91 minutes into the match, The White Star WK's Cezary Rasiak broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Waclaw Mocko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Giannis Gounaris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.