U23 World League

Skeppsvallen
Spectators: 7901 (Terracing: 6044, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 16) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Piotr Majewski started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeusz Pionek in the 4th minute of play forced Vänge IF's goalkeeper Lorien Vilela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lorien Vilela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damazy Prosowski's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Lorien Vilela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olaf Zacharek in the 13th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Olaf Zacharek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lorien Vilela. Vänge IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Olaf Zacharek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Piotr Majewski in the 24th minute of play forced Vänge IF's goalkeeper Lorien Vilela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudinho Lima could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Bogdan Zatorski made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sefa Danış in the 33rd minute of play forced Powiśle Warszawa's goalkeeper Bogdan Zatorski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Powiśle Warszawa's Bogdan Zatorski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Powiśle Warszawa from getting a goal against them. In the 38th minute, one of Vänge IF:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Vänge IF. After some careless play in the Vänge IF defense, Tadeusz Pionek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lorien Vilela. The Vänge IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lorien Vilela should have stopped the shot. With an all-out effort, Vänge IF's Bogdan Zatorski threw himself towards the right post 43 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jarl Vallengren, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sefa Danış took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bogdan Zatorski. Bogdan Zatorski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3.

Vänge IF made a substitution. Malcolm Skark replaced Jarl Vallengren. The wind increased when Malcolm Skark made the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, Vänge IF's Malcolm Skark made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bogdan Zatorski was left in no man's land by his defense there! 56 minutes into the match, Vänge IF's goal looked a bit too open when Tadeusz Pionek came free, but Lorien Vilela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lorien Vilela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damazy Prosowski's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Bogdan Zatorski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malcolm Skark, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Claudinho Lima had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bogdan Zatorski. Powiśle Warszawa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudinho Lima was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. After 73 played minutes Vänge IF got a freekick which was hit by Claudinho Lima. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Tadeusz Pionek managed to get in a good position for a shot. Powiśle Warszawa's supporters rose to their feet, but Tadeusz Pionek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lorien Vilela breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vänge IF's Mikael Wenerdahl got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Powiśle Warszawa's Damazy Prosowski got a free kick in the 80th minute. Mikael Wenerdahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Zatorski having to interfere. After some careless play in the Powiśle Warszawa defense, Mikael Wenerdahl kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bogdan Zatorski. The Powiśle Warszawa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bogdan Zatorski should have stopped the shot. Bogdan Zatorski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikael Wenerdahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vänge IF's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.