U23 World League

Stadion w Elblągu
Spectators: 7604 (Terracing: 5704, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wladyslaw Sala started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Rutger Magnusson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Maciej Jarosz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Bitcoin Elbląg defense, Rutger Magnusson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maciej Jarosz. The Bitcoin Elbląg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maciej Jarosz should have stopped the shot. After 9 minutes, Pål Hammarström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Örebro FF and the Bitcoin Elbląg players grew even worse after the yellow card. Maciej Jarosz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaafar Jesus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maciej Jarosz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rutger Magnusson in the 12th minute of the match. The supporters of Bitcoin Elbląg booed when Örebro FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wieslaw Lagiewniki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Korneliusz Dzerwucki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Ivan Turina made a huge save. After 19 played minutes Bitcoin Elbląg got a freekick which was hit by Cyryl Kondysar. Örebro FF's attentive Djondo Djokodamono managed to snatch the ball when Jerzy Osikowicz made a throw-in in the 26th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaafar Jesus in the 29th minute of play forced Bitcoin Elbląg's goalkeeper Maciej Jarosz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Örebro FF's goal looked a bit too open when Cyryl Kondysar came free, but Ivan Turina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maciej Jarosz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaafar Jesus in the 34th minute of the match. Ivan Turina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Korneliusz Dzerwucki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, Bitcoin Elbląg's goal looked a bit too open when Rutger Magnusson came free, but Maciej Jarosz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gaafar Jesus's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maciej Jarosz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Cyryl Kondysar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Rutger Magnusson made the kick off in the second half. Bitcoin Elbląg's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Rutger Magnusson 52 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. Ivan Turina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wladyslaw Sala in the 58th minute of the match. Gaafar Jesus received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Maciej Jarosz came out and tried to block the shot, but Gaafar Jesus slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 60th minute. Jerzy Osikowicz made in the 70th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Korneliusz Dzerwucki however managed to control. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Adam Oborski put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Ivan Turina. 84 minutes into the game, Gaafar Jesus recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Maciej Jarosz. Gaafar Jesus showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-7. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rutger Magnusson in the 89th minute of play forced Bitcoin Elbląg's goalkeeper Maciej Jarosz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Bitcoin Elbląg's Maciej Jarosz got control of the ball when Gaafar Jesus tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gaafar Jesuss short, quick shot in the 95thth minute got Maciej Jarosz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Örebro FF eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.