U23 World League

Keleler
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yani Popisakov took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, Nadodrze Wrocław was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Zawada to maneuver through the defense. Jerzy Ciborek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Vardarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Igor Zawada kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. The long shot by Sergey Munev in the 9th minute really tested Jerzy Ciborek's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Grozdan Chapkúnov's late challenge caught a Nadodrze Wrocław's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Grozdan Chapkúnov helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, VN Keleler's Grozdan Chapkúnov got a free kick in the 11th minute. 1-0 became the score in the 14th minute when Angel Vardarov elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 16 minutes, Tymoteusz Misiorowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nadodrze Wrocław and the VN Keleler players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 16 played minutes Nadodrze Wrocław got a freekick which was hit by Tymoteusz Misiorowski. Yani Popisakov might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jerzy Ciborek. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yani Popisakov ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Angel Vardarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jerzy Ciborek was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 25th minute, Tymoteusz Misiorowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Nadodrze Wrocław getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Tymoteusz Misiorowski hit a great ball. Nadodrze Wrocław's Jerzy Ciborek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Nadodrze Wrocław from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Nadodrze Wrocław defense, Yani Popisakov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jerzy Ciborek. The Nadodrze Wrocław fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jerzy Ciborek should have stopped the shot. When VN Keleler's Yani Popisakov in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nadodrze Wrocław's goalie prevented a goal. Wincenty Laba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wincenty Laba made a kick off. Lyubcho Ruychev made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Wincenty Laba sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of VN Keleler booed when Nadodrze Wrocław was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Janusz Magdziarz didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Angel Vardarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Wincenty Laba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lyubcho Ruychev was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Jerzy Ciborek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Vardarov in the 63rd minute of play. After 64 minutes of play, VN Keleler's Angel Vardarov made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jerzy Ciborek was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 74th minute, Jaroslaw Pilsudski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. VN Keleler's Lyubcho Ruychev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wincenty Laba in the 78th minute of play. The supporters of Nadodrze Wrocław booed when VN Keleler was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grozdan Chapkúnov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Janusz Magdziarz got free with Lyubcho Ruychev in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 88th match minute, VN Keleler was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexey Vekilski to maneuver through the defense. Igor Zawada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Wincenty Laba blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lyubcho Ruychev having to make a save. VN Keleler were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Nadodrze Wrocław for a fine match.