U21 World League

Svartvallen
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wojciech Molski started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, The Irons Chorzów's goalkeeper Wincenty Balkiewicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hans Lidman. Birger Wassenius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyprian Logewnik in the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th minute of the match The Irons Chorzów got a corner. Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cyprian Logewnik ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 13th play minutes Hans Lidman shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Wincenty Balkiewicz and just under the crossbar into goal. Svartvallstjärnens IF's Åke Eliasson got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Tom Nordmark hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of The Irons Chorzów booed when Svartvallstjärnens IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tom Nordmark didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slawomir Mentus in the 28th minute of play forced Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalkeeper Birger Wassenius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Birger Wassenius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slawomir Mentus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Birger Wassenius stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Slawomir Mentus's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Niklas Helberg took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Wincenty Balkiewicz to make any attempt to save it. Wincenty Balkiewicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hans Lidman in the 39th minute. Roger Wallgren hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After 42 played minutes, The Irons Chorzów's Kacper Bilicki shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Birger Wassenius came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in The Irons Chorzów reached it. Åke Eliasson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kacper Bilicki's late challenge caught a Svartvallstjärnens IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kacper Bilicki helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Niklas Helberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Svartvallstjärnens IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Niklas Helberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wincenty Balkiewicz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Niklas Helberg to strike the kick off in the second half. Birger Wassenius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wojciech Molski in the 56th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bartlomiej Paciuszko during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Svartvallstjärnens IF booed when The Irons Chorzów was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartlomiej Paciuszko didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans Lidman in the 58th minute of play forced The Irons Chorzów's goalkeeper Wincenty Balkiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Hans Lidman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wincenty Balkiewicz was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Wincenty Balkiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Arenius in the 72nd minute of play. Wincenty Balkiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niklas Helberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niklas Helberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wincenty Balkiewicz having to interfere. Alfred Sroki kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, The Irons Chorzów's goal looked a bit too open when Åke Eliasson came free, but Wincenty Balkiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of The Irons Chorzów booed when Svartvallstjärnens IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robin Mellbad didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 84 played minutes, The Irons Chorzów's Cyprian Logewnik shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Birger Wassenius came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in The Irons Chorzów reached it. Hans Lidman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Wincenty Balkiewicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wincenty Balkiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niklas Helberg in the 91st minute of play. A collision led to The Irons Chorzów getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Klement Walaszkiewicz hit a great ball. In the 94th minute of the match Åke Eliasson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wincenty Balkiewicz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Alfred Sroki charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfred Sroki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alfred Sroki hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Svartvallstjärnens IF fans cheered their team off the field, for while The Irons Chorzów had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.