U23 World League

KOZIOŁKI ARENA
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Karl-Michael Eriksson got the match started through his kick off. Simon Bergsten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antoni Zacharczyk in the 3rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Napoleon Beninda managed to get in a good position for a shot. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's supporters rose to their feet, but Napoleon Beninda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simon Bergsten breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ulryk Dombrowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Simon Bergsten made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Antoni Kieca kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Simon Bergsten. That made the score 1-0 in the 16 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Kristoffer Kleen managed to get in a good position for a shot. HEJA ESLÖV's supporters rose to their feet, but Kristoffer Kleen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zula Bator breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antoni Kieca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Bergsten having to interfere. Simon Bergsten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Napoleon Beninda in the 31st minute of play. Simon Bergsten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoni Zacharczyk in the 36th minute of play. Simon Bergsten was a little too slow when Napoleon Beninda got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Napoleon Beninda was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulryk Dombrowski in the 51st minute of play forced HEJA ESLÖV's goalkeeper Simon Bergsten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Radomil Cielencki fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's protests and gave Radomil Cielencki a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Radomil Cielencki hit a great ball. Simon Bergsten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoni Zacharczyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antoni Zacharczyk in the 68th minute of play forced HEJA ESLÖV's goalkeeper Simon Bergsten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by HEJA ESLÖV's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Napoleon Beninda was slow to take the kick. During this time KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's players had a chance to rest. 73 minutes into the match, HEJA ESLÖV's goal looked a bit too open when Ulryk Dombrowski came free, but Simon Bergsten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simon Bergsten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoni Zacharczyk in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antoni Zacharczyk in the 77th minute of play forced HEJA ESLÖV's goalkeeper Simon Bergsten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simon Bergsten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Napoleon Beninda in the 78th minute of play. Simon Bergsten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoni Kieca in the 80th minute of play. Kristoffer Kleen charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kristoffer Kleen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 83rd minute, HEJA ESLÖV's Karl-Michael Eriksson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zula Bator. Zula Bator yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. Simon Bergsten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Napoleon Beninda, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Simon Bergsten stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Napoleon Beninda's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. HEJA ESLÖV's Simon Bergsten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antoni Kieca in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulryk Dombrowski in the 91st minute of play forced HEJA ESLÖV's goalkeeper Simon Bergsten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There was no doubt that KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ were the better team. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.