U23 World League

Stadion Stawienko
Spectators: 8140 (Terracing: 6106, Seating: 1872, VIP seats: 162) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zikri Eygül kicked off to start the match. Zeng Bing Fei recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Zeng Bing Fei came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Runa United 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 Zeng Bing Fei couldn't finish the play. After having played for 7 minutes, Zikri Eygül managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MZetowe Mastodonty's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zikri Eygül was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind MZetowe Mastodonty's goalkeeper Zbyszek Kaider, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 姜青超 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zikri Eygül in the 12th minute of the match. Stanislaw Szarmach kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th minute of the match Eugeniusz Mentis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 姜青超 skillfully saved the ball. 姜青超 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zikri Eygül in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th play minute Zikri Eygül came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised 姜青超. 1-0. The throw-in from Edmund Hansson in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by MZetowe Mastodonty's Nicasio Guillen. 34 minutes into the game, Edmund Hansson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Runa United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MZetowe Mastodonty the free kick. After a rather tough play, Runa United's Edmund Hansson got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 40th minute Zikri Eygül shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 姜青超 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 41 minutes Runa United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eugeniusz Mentis who took care of the corner kick. The corner led MZetowe Mastodonty's Eugeniusz Mentis to fire away a dangerous shot which 姜青超 despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to Runa United getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Zeng Bing Fei hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tage Deckbergh in the 47th minute of play forced MZetowe Mastodonty's goalkeeper Zbyszek Kaider to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tage Deckbergh stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zeng Bing Fei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Zbyszek Kaider tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tage Deckbergh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zikri Eygül in the 56th minute of play forced Runa United's goalkeeper 姜青超 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute Zikri Eygül shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 姜青超 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Roch Haszczak got away a dangerous shot. Despite this 姜青超 quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Runa United's 姜青超 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zikri Eygül in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd minute Zikri Eygül shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 姜青超 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zikri Eygül's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 姜青超 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Feng Ling Di sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 姜青超 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zikri Eygül, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the match, Runa United's goal looked a bit too open when Zikri Eygül came free, but 姜青超 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute, Zikri Eygül ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 姜青超 was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. A collision led to Runa United getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Tage Deckbergh hit a great ball. MZetowe Mastodonty made a substitution. Khamzat Chimaev replaced Zikri Eygül. In the 84th match minute, Runa United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tage Deckbergh to maneuver through the defense. When Nicasio Guillen fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MZetowe Mastodonty's protests and gave Nicasio Guillen a yellow card for diving instead. Aleksander Vassenius kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. MZetowe Mastodonty were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Runa United for a fine match.