U23 World League

Legion Arena
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Algot Månsson made the kick off which started today's match. Gustaf Rudberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Czeslaw Kostrzewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Allan Ekström kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. If Czeslaw Kostrzewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the AC United defense, Czeslaw Kostrzewski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gustaf Rudberg. The AC United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gustaf Rudberg should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute, Filip Holmgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MKS Legion Częstochowa's Jimeno Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Holmgren in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, AC United's goalkeeper Gustaf Rudberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adhemar Secco. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adhemar Secco in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gustaf Rudberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gustaf Rudberg made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Adhemar Secco sent off a good shot on target. In the 31st minute Adhemar Secco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustaf Rudberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, Adhemar Secco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MKS Legion Częstochowa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Napoleon Chlebek hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Witalis Marek lost his temper 39 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in MKS Legion Częstochowa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 39th minute. Penalty! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adhemar Secco to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes AC United got a freekick which was hit by Filip Holmgren. After 57 played minutes MKS Legion Częstochowa got a freekick which was hit by Norbert Rasimowicz. Gustaf Rudberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafal Gmoch in the 61st minute of play. After having played for 64 minutes, Adhemar Secco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MKS Legion Częstochowa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adhemar Secco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jimeno Velasco made an important save on a dangerous shot by William Persson in the 69th minute. Jimeno Velasco made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when William Persson sent off a good shot on target. Gustaf Rudberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roland Dziatkowski in the 73rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, MKS Legion Częstochowa's Norbert Rasimowicz got a free kick in the 76th minute. After 80 played minutes AC United got a freekick which was hit by William Persson. 81 minutes into the match, Adhemar Secco notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of AC United's Gustaf Rudberg. Gustaf Rudberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 92 played minutes AC United got a freekick which was hit by Allan Ekström. When Rafal Gmoch came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the MKS Legion Częstochowa 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 Rafal Gmoch couldn't finish the play. William Persson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Jimeno Velasco made a huge save. When the referee ended the match the MKS Legion Częstochowa players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.