U21 World League

RW AHLEN-KNUROW
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Iwo Jakisz got the match started through his kick off. When Lucjan Dropinski came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the RW AHLEN-KNURÓW 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 Lucjan Dropinski couldn't finish the play. After 11 minutes FC Fanaticii's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lucjan Dropinski who took care of the corner kick. Ernest Poplăcean took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mikolaj Resel. RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Mikolaj Resel came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by FC Fanaticii's Șerban Nanu. But to his dismay, Șerban Nanu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's Mikolaj Resel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Șerban Nanu in the 28th minute of play. Mikolaj Resel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olimpiu Panait, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FC Fanaticii's Dragoş Pivniceru got a free kick in the 32nd minute. When Iwo Jakisz came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the RW AHLEN-KNURÓW 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 Iwo Jakisz couldn't finish the play. 37 minutes into the match, Șerban Nanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mikolaj Resel. RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Șerban Nanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 42nd minute, Șerban Nanu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Fanaticii fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Olimpiu Panait made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jacek Prosowski during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Szymon Beninda kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's goal looked a bit too open when Olimpiu Panait came free, but Mikolaj Resel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwo Jakisz in the 64th minute of play forced FC Fanaticii's goalkeeper Emanuel Giurcă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's goal looked a bit too open when Olimpiu Panait came free, but Mikolaj Resel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mikolaj Resel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olimpiu Panait in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Șerban Nanu in the 76th minute of play forced RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's goalkeeper Mikolaj Resel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's Jacek Prosowski got his second yellow card of the match in the 77th minute. The referee ordered Jacek Prosowski off the ground. Mikolaj Resel was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Dragoş Pivniceru. RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's Mikolaj Resel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olimpiu Panait in the 84th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Olimpiu Panait 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. Șerban Nanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Mikolaj Resel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 92 played minutes FC Fanaticii got a freekick which was hit by Constantin Mareș. When the final whistle went the supporters of FC Fanaticii were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant RW AHLEN-KNURÓW side.