U21 World League

Gudhem
Spectators: 6718 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Damian Malewicki kicked off to start the match. Sverker Lindgren came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Galaxy Team U18's Damian Malewicki. But to his dismay, Damian Malewicki quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Johnny Hultin got a throw-in 6 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Wiktor Mikaelsson. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kazimierz Lichucki in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sverker Lindgren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kazimierz Lichucki in the 13th minute of play forced Gudhem's goalkeeper Sverker Lindgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kazimierz Lichucki in the 15th minute of play forced Gudhem's goalkeeper Sverker Lindgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jan Szostak during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Galaxy Team U18 getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Jan Szostak hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the match, Gudhem's Valter Olofsson broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Jacek Witek lost his temper 20 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 20th minute of the game. One of Galaxy Team U18:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Gudhem:s goal. Lucjan Gierlach went to the wrong direction when Valter Olofsson was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. 25 minutes into the match, Damian Malewicki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sverker Lindgren. Gudhem's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Damian Malewicki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 28 minutes into the match, Damian Malewicki notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Gudhem's Sverker Lindgren. Sverker Lindgren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gudhem's Sverker Lindgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Lichucki in the 31st minute of play. Sverker Lindgren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Damian Malewicki went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Kazimierz Lichucki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sverker Lindgren having to interfere. 42 minutes into the game, Galaxy Team U18's Kazimierz Lichucki nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sverker Lindgren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. After the first half Galaxy Team U18 were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 51st minute, Kazimierz Lichucki got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lucjan Gierlach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billy Dahlberg in the 54th minute of the match. 0-6 became the score in the 56th minute when Kazimierz Lichucki elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 61 minutes into the game, Damian Malewicki recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sverker Lindgren. Damian Malewicki showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. Sverker Lindgren was a little too slow when Damian Malewicki got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 0-8. Lucjan Gierlach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Billy Dahlberg in the 68th minute of play. Sverker Lindgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Malewicki, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Sverker Lindgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Malewicki in the 84th minute of play. A collision led to Galaxy Team U18 getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Fryderyk Wolicki hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Kazimierz Lichucki could shoot a difficult shot in the 92nd minute, which Sverker Lindgren however easily saved by the left post. When the final whistle sounded Galaxy Team U18 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Gudhem.