U23 World League

Chorzowianka
Spectators: 7792 (Terracing: 5845, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 155) KS LEW Chorzów's Mikolaj Budzynski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Wit Kasperowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tymoteusz Lewicki, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. KS LEW Chorzów's Wit Kasperowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tymoteusz Lewicki in the 18th minute of play. Wit Kasperowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tymoteusz Lewicki, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Galja Kraków's goalkeeper Jaroslaw Lichniak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wieslaw Maziarski. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Sebastian Hodyl sped through KS LEW Chorzów's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wit Kasperowicz. Wieslaw Maziarski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Jaroslaw Lichniak made a huge save. After 31 minutes Galja Kraków's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wieslaw Maziarski who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Wieslaw Maziarski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Galja Kraków's Jaroslaw Lichniak did a great save. In the 33rd minute Mikolaj Budzynski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaroslaw Lichniak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wit Kasperowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boruc Rasiak in the 34th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Galja Kraków's goal looked a bit too open when Mikolaj Budzynski came free, but Jaroslaw Lichniak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Galja Kraków getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Boguslaw Weyna hit a great ball. Wit Kasperowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tymoteusz Lewicki in the 43rd minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Boruc Rasiak was the one to do the kick off. The throw-in from Wieslaw Maziarski in the 54th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Galja Kraków's Ksawery Gierasik. In the 59th match minute, KS LEW Chorzów was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Karwowski to maneuver through the defense. Mikolaj Juszkowski charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mikolaj Juszkowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to KS LEW Chorzów getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Mikolaj Juszkowski hit a great ball. 66 minutes into the match, KS LEW Chorzów's goalkeeper Wit Kasperowicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Boruc Rasiak. In the 67thth minute of the game Boruc Rasiak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KS LEW Chorzów's Wit Kasperowicz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tymoteusz Lewicki in the 68th minute of play forced KS LEW Chorzów's goalkeeper Wit Kasperowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaroslaw Lichniak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikolaj Budzynski in the 77th minute of the match. Mikolaj Budzynski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaroslaw Lichniak having to interfere. When Galja Kraków's Boruc Rasiak in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KS LEW Chorzów's goalie prevented a goal. Wieslaw Maziarski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Jaroslaw Lichniak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Galja Kraków's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.