U23 World League

De Husaria Stejdium
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hubert Lewandowski got the match started through his kick off. Slawomir Gotfryd took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paavo Salmela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Slawomir Gotfryd took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Cantona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the game, Veli Siivonen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Slawomir Gotfryd was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 12 minutes into the match, Paavo Salmela had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Slawomir Gotfryd. FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paavo Salmela was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The supporters of FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala booed when Manchester United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Cantona didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 played minutes FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala got a freekick which was hit by Hubert Lewandowski. Pirkka Rautee fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slawomir Gotfryd having to interfere. Slawomir Gotfryd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Veli Siivonen in the 21st minute of play. Manchester United FC's Juha Jokiranta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wlodzimierz Arendarski in the 22nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Paavo Salmela put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Slawomir Gotfryd. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paavo Salmela in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Slawomir Gotfryd prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Slawomir Gotfryd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Veli Siivonen in the 31st minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Cantona came free, but Slawomir Gotfryd reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miroslaw Poteralski hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Miroslaw Poteralski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paavo Salmela blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Slawomir Gotfryd having to make a save. The crowd rose to their feet as FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala's Wlodzimierz Arendarski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Juha Jokiranta. That made the score 1-3 after 44 minutes of play. Wlodzimierz Arendarski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Juha Jokiranta made a huge save. With a little luck, Manchester United FC's Juha Jokiranta got control of the ball when Hubert Lewandowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The wind increased when Paavo Salmela made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Erik Cantona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slawomir Gotfryd saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Veli Siivonen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slawomir Gotfryd having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala's goal looked a bit too open when Veli Siivonen came free, but Slawomir Gotfryd reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala's Robert Patrylo got a free kick in the 64th minute. Slawomir Gotfryd made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Erik Cantona sent off a good shot on target. 67 minutes into the game, Wlodzimierz Arendarski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Juha Jokiranta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Juha Jokiranta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miroslaw Poteralski, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Slawomir Gotfryd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paavo Salmela in the 79th minute of play. After 82 minutes of play, Manchester United FC's Paavo Salmela made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Slawomir Gotfryd was left in no man's land by his defense there! Artur Wichniarek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Slawomir Gotfryd made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Paavo Salmela sent off a good shot on target. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Manchester United FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.