U21 World League

Stora Valla
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fabian Zawacki took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, IFK Kik's Matthias Haeger got a free kick in the 3rd minute. FC Kiepurowo's Mariusz Kosakowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sixten Lund in the 6th minute of play. Ludwig Överman might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mariusz Kosakowski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ludwig Överman ran back to his position shaking his head. Mariusz Kosakowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ludwig Överman in the 12th minute. Håkan Botvidsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zdzislaw Kaczorowski in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zdzislaw Kaczorowski in the 16th minute of play forced IFK Kik's goalkeeper Håkan Botvidsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Håkan Botvidsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zdzislaw Kaczorowski in the 29th minute of play. In the 30thth minute of the game Zdzislaw Kaczorowski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but IFK Kik's Håkan Botvidsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Zdzislaw Kaczorowski notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of IFK Kik's Håkan Botvidsson. Håkan Botvidsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice moves Alf Svartengren could shoot a difficult shot in the 37th minute, which Mariusz Kosakowski however easily saved by the left post. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Kiepurowo's goalkeeper Mariusz Kosakowski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mariusz Kosakowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ludwig Överman's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. After the first half FC Kiepurowo were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sixten Lund made a kick off. Mariusz Kosakowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixten Lund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 56 played minutes FC Kiepurowo got a freekick which was hit by Jerzy Gendolla. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sixten Lund in the 59th minute of play forced FC Kiepurowo's goalkeeper Mariusz Kosakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Kiepurowo's Mariusz Kosakowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sixten Lund in the 59th minute of play. After some careless play in the FC Kiepurowo defense, Sixten Lund kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mariusz Kosakowski. The FC Kiepurowo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mariusz Kosakowski should have stopped the shot. In the 71stth minute of the game Fritz Ugla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Kiepurowo's Mariusz Kosakowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of FC Kiepurowo booed when IFK Kik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludwig Överman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute Sixten Lund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariusz Kosakowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mariusz Kosakowski came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by IFK Kik's Ludwig Överman. But to his dismay, Ludwig Överman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 95 minutes into the match, FC Kiepurowo's goal looked a bit too open when Ludwig Överman came free, but Mariusz Kosakowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.