U23 World League

Stars Dome
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Siebe Luijten started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Stanislaw Sienkiewicz managed to get in a good position for a shot. KN ZGORZELEC's supporters rose to their feet, but Stanislaw Sienkiewicz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yvan Poets breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rafael Maria Van Meenen took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emil Piszczor. Emil Piszczor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Yvan Poets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kajetan Czciborek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to KN ZGORZELEC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Kajetan Czciborek hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Siebe Luijten got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. KN ZGORZELEC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Siebe Luijten scored to the left of an out of position Emil Piszczor, making the score, 2-0. Yvan Poets didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kajetan Czciborek went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Yvan Poets showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kajetan Czciborek, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 47 minutes into the match, All Stars Gent's goal looked a bit too open when Kajetan Czciborek came free, but Yvan Poets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Konrad Zagrobelny was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to All Stars Gent getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Rafael Maria Van Meenen hit a great ball. The supporters of KN ZGORZELEC booed when All Stars Gent was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathijs de Pelsmaecker didn't get a good kick on the ball. 62 minutes into the match, KN ZGORZELEC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Maria Van Meenen came free, but Emil Piszczor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stanislaw Sienkiewicz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rafael Maria Van Meenen's late challenge caught a KN ZGORZELEC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rafael Maria Van Meenen helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to All Stars Gent getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Rafael Maria Van Meenen hit a great ball. Emil Piszczor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesus Van Meenen in the 76th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, All Stars Gent's goal looked a bit too open when Kajetan Czciborek came free, but Yvan Poets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stanislaw Sienkiewicz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yvan Poets read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. The supporters of KN ZGORZELEC booed when All Stars Gent was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Siebe Luijten didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute of the match All Stars Gent got a corner. KN ZGORZELEC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rafael Maria Van Meenen ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to KN ZGORZELEC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Karol Pilitowski hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute Siebe Luijten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Piszczor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.