U23 World League

KOZIOŁKI ARENA
Spectators: 7806 (Terracing: 5856, Seating: 1795, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Napoleon Beninda got the match started through his kick off. Zula Bator showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cirilo Urki in the 7th minute of the match. With a little luck, SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s Niklas Sauter got control of the ball when Napoleon Beninda tried to sneak it across the goal line. Niklas Sauter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Napoleon Beninda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antoni Kieca's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Niklas Sauter read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. After 17 minutes of play, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Antoni Kieca made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Niklas Sauter was left in no man's land by his defense there! Niklas Sauter 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 25th minute. Zula Bator made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Junior Adamu in the 27th minute of play. Hieronim Domamir got a throw-in 29 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Aureliusz Kostrzewski. Niklas Sauter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Napoleon Beninda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Napoleon Beninda in the 32nd minute. 36 minutes into the match, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's goal looked a bit too open when Cirilo Urki came free, but Zula Bator reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Junior Adamu in the 47th minute of play forced KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's goalkeeper Zula Bator to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Junior Adamu made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Napoleon Beninda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Niklas Sauter was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 54th minute Napoleon Beninda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niklas Sauter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Napoleon Beninda in the 59th minute of play forced SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s goalkeeper Niklas Sauter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zula Bator made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hartwig Kuhn in the 60th minute of play. Cirilo Urki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 63rd minute of the match, Cirilo Urki got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zula Bator was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Hartwig Kuhn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Cirilo Urki kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zula Bator. That made the score 3-1 in the 70 minute of play. If Hartwig Kuhn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niklas Sauter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoni Zacharczyk in the 75th minute of play. 80 minutes into the game, Junior Adamu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Zula Bator was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 88th minute, Antoni Zacharczyk ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Niklas Sauter was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. Hieronim Domamir's late challenge caught a SC Freiburg 1904 e.V.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hieronim Domamir helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. booed when KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hieronim Domamir didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. booed when KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucjan Pietrowiak didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Zula Bator got control of the ball when Cosmo Muth tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ fans cheered their team off the field, for while SC Freiburg 1904 e.V. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.