U21 World League

Zeche Zollverein
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Bękarty Wojny's Cyprian Gardocki started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Bękarty Wojny booed when Rot-Weiss-Essen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Hagen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Uwe Ziege showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cyprian Gardocki, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Maciej Kloczko hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cyprian Gardocki in the 10th minute of play. Dariusz Biraga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 17 played minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen got a freekick which was hit by Ivo Claus. Janusz Wachna kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. If Cyprian Gardocki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Rot-Weiss-Essen booed when Bękarty Wojny was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maciej Kloczko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Uwe Ziege took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dariusz Biraga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goal looked a bit too open when Ludomil Balkiewicz came free, but Uwe Ziege reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kazimierz Ligas in the 40th minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper Uwe Ziege to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Rot-Weiss-Essen defense, Cyprian Gardocki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uwe Ziege. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uwe Ziege should have stopped the shot. After the first half Bękarty Wojny 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 Ivo Claus to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Ivo Claus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogumil Madajczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Florian Hagen's late challenge caught a Bękarty Wojny's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florian Hagen helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Björn Mokros in the 58th minute of play forced Bękarty Wojny's goalkeeper Bogumil Madajczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Kazimierz Ligas fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Maurizio Brink charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maurizio Brink the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Maurizio Brink hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 66 minutes, Uwe Ziege successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 69 minutes, Kazimierz Ligas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bękarty Wojny and the Rot-Weiss-Essen players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Rot-Weiss-Essen booed when Bękarty Wojny was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kazimierz Ligas didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Gunther Schößler hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Rot-Weiss-Essen's zone, Cyprian Gardocki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uwe Ziege came out of the goal and Cyprian Gardocki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bogumil Madajczyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Björn Mokros in the 75th minute of the match. Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Ligas in the 79th minute of play. After 82 minutes, Gunther Schößler mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rot-Weiss-Essen and the Bękarty Wojny players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 82nd match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gunther Schößler to maneuver through the defense. Uwe Ziege made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Cyprian Gardocki sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Bękarty Wojny getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Dariusz Biraga hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivo Claus in the 86th minute of play forced Bękarty Wojny's goalkeeper Bogumil Madajczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivo Claus in the 92nd minute of play forced Bękarty Wojny's goalkeeper Bogumil Madajczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Maurizio Brink got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Bękarty Wojny eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.