U23 World League

Fae Folgore Stadion
Spectators: 8001 (Terracing: 6009, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bernard Kazczyk started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Fae Folgore was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucjan Odachowski to maneuver through the defense. In the 3rd minute, Rex Attenborough hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Stonehouse in the 9th minute of play forced Fae Folgore's goalkeeper Milosz Napierkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Jedrzej Kosiorek dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fabien Barthez, 1-0. The supporters of Egg Chasers FC booed when Fae Folgore was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zbyszko Dynda didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Stonehouse in the 22nd minute of play forced Fae Folgore's goalkeeper Milosz Napierkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Fae Folgore defense, Damian Stonehouse kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Milosz Napierkowski. The Fae Folgore fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Milosz Napierkowski should have stopped the shot. In the 27th minute of the match Egg Chasers FC got a corner. Fae Folgore's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kenny Duckworth ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of Fae Folgore booed when Egg Chasers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Barone didn't get a good kick on the ball. Milosz Napierkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matthew Brookman in the 35th minute of play. Milosz Napierkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Stonehouse, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Milosz Napierkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Groom in the 46th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Damian Stonehouse made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Egg Chasers FC's Kenny Duckworth got a free kick in the 51st minute. Milosz Napierkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Groom in the 53rd minute of play. With a little luck, Fae Folgore's Milosz Napierkowski got control of the ball when Matthew Brookman tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 55th minute, Wincent Zawadzki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Stonehouse in the 59th minute of play forced Fae Folgore's goalkeeper Milosz Napierkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jedrzej Kosiorek took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabien Barthez. Fabien Barthez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. In the 65th minute, Matthew Brookman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Milosz Napierkowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Joel Groom took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Milosz Napierkowski. Milosz Napierkowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Stonehouse in the 73rd minute of play forced Fae Folgore's goalkeeper Milosz Napierkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matthew Brookman was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 79th minute. Egg Chasers FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Egg Chasers FC's Kenny Duckworth got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, Matthew Brookman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Milosz Napierkowski. Fae Folgore's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matthew Brookman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. After 93 played minutes Egg Chasers FC got a freekick which was hit by Damian Stonehouse. If Jedrzej Kosiorek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Milosz Napierkowski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joel Groom showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-6 in the 96 minute of play. When the match was over Egg Chasers FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Fae Folgore throughout the match.