U23 World League

Mokotów Arena
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) After 3 played minutes Sielce Warszawa got a freekick which was hit by Pavel Vulinec. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Janusz Haskiewicz in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Meng Yan Jing prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Abandon All Hope getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Mateusz Piszczor hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Grunwalski in the 8th minute of play forced Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Meng Yan Jing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Pincoski in the 13th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Izydor Filipkowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Onana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicias Protopsaltis in the 15th minute of play forced Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sielce Warszawa's André Onana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ye Hong in the 19th minute of play. Emil Pincoski got in the 21st a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Meng Yan Jing handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Sielce Warszawa's Meng Yan Jing threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Emil Pincoski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Abandon All Hope getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Lucjan Borczak hit a great ball. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Abandon All Hope from getting a goal against them. In the 37th match minute, Sielce Warszawa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Kaczynski to maneuver through the defense. The Sielce Warszawa players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Abandon All Hope were winning 0-1.

If Nicias Protopsaltis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Meng Yan Jing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beniamin Bondel in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute of the match Sielce Warszawa got a corner. Abandon All Hope's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Robert Grunwalski ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Nicias Protopsaltis came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Sielce Warszawa 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 Nicias Protopsaltis couldn't finish the play. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janusz Haskiewicz in the 61st minute of play. Meng Yan Jing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Pincoski, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 62 minutes, Lucjan Borczak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Abandon All Hope and the Sielce Warszawa players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Abandon All Hope getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Lucjan Borczak hit a great ball. When Sielce Warszawa's Janusz Haskiewicz in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Abandon All Hope's goalie prevented a goal. Ye Hong could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but André Onana made a huge save. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Pincoski in the 85th minute of play. Meng Yan Jing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beniamin Bondel, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After a rather tough play, Abandon All Hope's Antoni Adamowicz got a free kick in the 88th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Abandon All Hope had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.