U23 World League

Księżycowa Arena
Spectators: 7979 (Terracing: 5985, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bengt-Rune Strömbom took the kick off in the first half of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Piotr Majewski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alexandre Pires. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. In the 9th minute Brothers of Mercy were awarded a corner. Thiago van Dijk went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Brothers of Mercy's Bengt-Rune Strömbom to fire away a dangerous shot which Bogdan Zatorski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Bogdan Zatorski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt-Rune Strömbom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olaf Zacharek during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Olaf Zacharek hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute of the match, Thiago van Dijk sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Bogdan Zatorski showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. When Bengt-Rune Strömbom fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Brothers of Mercy's protests and gave Bengt-Rune Strömbom a yellow card for diving instead. After 20 played minutes Brothers of Mercy got a freekick which was hit by Bengt-Rune Strömbom. In the 23rd minute, Bengt-Rune Strömbom 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. Dong Qi Ying was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 27 minutes into the match. After 27 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Powiśle Warszawa! Bogdan Zatorski had in the 30thth minute some difficulties stopping Ulf Öfverman's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Damazy Prosowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Alexandre Pires made a huge save. In the 33rd minute, Ulf Öfverman made a precise shot to the right of Bogdan Zatorski. Powiśle Warszawa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Bogdan Zatorski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Rune Strömbom in the 36th minute of the match. In the 41st minute Ulf Öfverman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Zatorski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute Ulf Öfverman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Zatorski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Piotr Majewski to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Powiśle Warszawa's goalkeeper Bogdan Zatorski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bengt-Rune Strömbom. After 55 played minutes Brothers of Mercy got a freekick which was hit by Mats Elg. Alexandre Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damazy Prosowski in the 65th minute of play. Bogdan Zatorski was a little too slow when Mats Elg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 1-2. Bogdan Zatorski made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Bengt-Rune Strömbom sent off a good shot on target. Alexandre Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damazy Prosowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute Piotr Majewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Leonardo Odeen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Mats Elg took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Bogdan Zatorski to make any attempt to save it. Brothers of Mercy's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.