U21 World League

Stars Dome
Spectators: 7635 (Terracing: 5727, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marian Glaza made the kick off which started today's match. David Dekeyser received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Jerzy Ciborek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, All Stars Gent's Erwin-Alexander Peters got a free kick in the 9th minute. After 17 played minutes All Stars Gent got a freekick which was hit by Steffe Pancken. Igor Zawada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 22 minutes into the match, Marian Glaza notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of All Stars Gent's Yvan Poets. Yvan Poets was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The throw-in from Steffe Pancken in the 27th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Nadodrze Wrocław's Tymoteusz Misiorowski. Jan Melkval sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nadodrze Wrocław's Jerzy Ciborek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Melkval in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Nadodrze Wrocław's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Melkval came free, but Jerzy Ciborek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jaroslaw Pilsudski charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaroslaw Pilsudski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of All Stars Gent booed when Nadodrze Wrocław was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaroslaw Pilsudski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the game, Steffe Pancken was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. All Stars Gent's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nadodrze Wrocław the free kick. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jan Melkval was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Jan Melkval left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The All Stars Gent fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 55 minutes into the game, Marian Glaza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nadodrze Wrocław's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave All Stars Gent the free kick. After 55 played minutes Nadodrze Wrocław got a freekick which was hit by Marian Glaza. All Stars Gent's Jan Melkval got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 65 minutes into the match, Nadodrze Wrocław's Marian Glaza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yvan Poets narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 72nd match minute, Nadodrze Wrocław was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kazimierz Nakoneczny to maneuver through the defense. When Brecht Van Beneden came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the All Stars Gent 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 Brecht Van Beneden couldn't finish the play. 75 minutes into the game, Jan Melkval cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Jerzy Ciborek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jan Melkval struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Jerzy Ciborek didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for All Stars Gent. 82 minutes into the game, Jan Melkval cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Jerzy Ciborek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jerzy Ciborek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Melkval, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute, Jan Melkval left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The All Stars Gent fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. A collision led to Nadodrze Wrocław getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Jaroslaw Pilsudski hit a great ball. Jerzy Ciborek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Melkval in the 94th minute of the match. All Stars Gent'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.