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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Gigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luc Fontaine in the 3rd minute of play. Gwidon Cwojdak hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The U21 Sweden fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when U21 Sweden's Pelle Flinck looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 13th minute Luc Fontaine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigi Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gigi Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wiktor Kjellqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rusi Moskal in the 21st minute of play forced U21 Sweden's goalkeeper Sixten Nordström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th match minute, U21 Sweden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Björn Ahlberg to maneuver through the defense. Kamilo Glik made in the 30th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gwidon Cwojdak immediately put the ball in play. Gigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pelle Flinck in the 33rd minute of the match. Sixten Nordström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rusi Moskal in the 37th minute of the match. Gigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wiktor Kjellqvist in the 38th minute of the match. In the 40thth minute of the game Wiktor Kjellqvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Poland's Gigi Buffon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Robertas Lewandowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pelle Flinck was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Zbigniew Boniek managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Poland's supporters rose to their feet, but Zbigniew Boniek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sixten Nordström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. U21 Sweden's Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos was substituted for Pelle Flinck. Robertas Lewandowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as U21 Sweden's Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gigi Buffon. That made the score 0-3 after 64 minutes of play. U21 Poland's Gigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos in the 67th minute of play. Gigi Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Poland made a substitution. Jan Pająk replaced Rusi Moskal. U21 Poland's Grzegorz Czerwinski was substituted for Robertas Lewandowski. In the 72nd minute of the match U21 Poland got a corner. U21 Sweden's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zbigniew Boniek ran over to the corner to take the kick. Luc Fontaine made a great header on U21 Sweden's corner, it was just that U21 Poland's Gigi Buffon managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, U21 Poland's Witold Bycofski got a free kick in the 79th minute. Gigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Gigi Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tommy Sundberg in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Witold Bycofski in the 83rd minute of play forced U21 Sweden's goalkeeper Sixten Nordström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, U21 Sweden's goal looked a bit too open when Witold Bycofski came free, but Sixten Nordström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luc Fontaine in the 90th minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Gigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Jan Pająk notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of U21 Sweden's Sixten Nordström. Sixten Nordström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.