U23 World League

Stadion
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) A collision led to DZ Blue getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Börje Fristedt hit a great ball. Stefan Soliwoda took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Isidoro Valentine. DZ Blue's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Börje Fristedt hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Arnaldo Johansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Mariusz Majkowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pawel Pan in the 13th minute of play forced DZ Blue's goalkeeper Isidoro Valentine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Miromir Pietrowski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Roman Tim Tfaruk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DZ Blue the free kick. After 18 played minutes Roman Tim Tfaruk got a freekick which was hit by Miromir Pietrowski. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by DZ Blue's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stefan Soliwoda was slow to take the kick. During this time Roman Tim Tfaruk's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Roman Tim Tfaruk's corner Stefan Soliwoda fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Isidoro Valentine quite easily take care of the ball. Arnaldo Johansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Mariusz Majkowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Isidoro Valentine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kazimierz Rostow in the 29th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Kazimierz Rostow notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of DZ Blue's Isidoro Valentine. Isidoro Valentine was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Arnaldo Johansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Roman Tim Tfaruk were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mariusz Piechocki to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52nd play minutes Kazimierz Rostow shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Isidoro Valentine and just under the crossbar into goal. When Arnaldo Johansson came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the DZ Blue 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 Arnaldo Johansson couldn't finish the play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 59 minutes into the game, when Pawel Pan put in a rough tackle. In the 63rd minute there was a penalty for DZ Blue. Arnaldo Johansson stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Mariusz Majkowski. 1-2. A hard shot 68 in the game by Mariusz Piechocki from a close distance when the talented Isidoro Valentine managed to make a qualified save. DZ Blue's players were relieved. Mariusz Majkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ola Holmgren in the 71st minute of play. 76 minutes into the game, DZ Blue's Ola Holmgren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mariusz Majkowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in Roman Tim Tfaruk's zone, Ola Holmgren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mariusz Majkowski came out of the goal and Ola Holmgren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 80th match minute, DZ Blue was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Hamnberg to maneuver through the defense. Roch Wawro hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Ola Holmgren sped through Roman Tim Tfaruk's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mariusz Majkowski. After having played for 92 minutes, Stefan Soliwoda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Roman Tim Tfaruk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stefan Soliwoda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. DZ Blue's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.