U23 World League

Czapiewice
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wlodzimierz Mondrowski made the kick off which started today's match. NFC Eagles 22's Aurel Agârbiceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Lichucki in the 3rd minute of play. Ton de Ruijter might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Przemyslaw Zahemski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ton de Ruijter ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zbyszek Gmoch got free with Aurel Agârbiceanu in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. NFC Eagles 22's Aurel Agârbiceanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save NFC Eagles 22 from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulryk Konopka got free with Aurel Agârbiceanu in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ton de Ruijter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Przemyslaw Zahemski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Ulryk Konopka came free, but Aurel Agârbiceanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. NFC Eagles 22's Aurel Agârbiceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulryk Konopka in the 29th minute of play. NFC Eagles 22's Aurel Agârbiceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Lichucki in the 30th minute of play. Giovanni Craandijk kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 35 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Ton de Ruijter sped through Galaxy Team U18's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Przemyslaw Zahemski. After 41 minutes, Zbyszek Gmoch mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galaxy Team U18 and the NFC Eagles 22 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd match minute, Galaxy Team U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zbyszek Gmoch to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, NFC Eagles 22's Bruno Meijs got a free kick in the 44th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Zbyszek Gmoch could shoot a difficult shot in the 46th minute, which Aurel Agârbiceanu however easily saved by the left post. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ton de Ruijter was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Ton de Ruijter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Przemyslaw Zahemski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aurel Agârbiceanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kazimierz Lichucki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Ton de Ruijter kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Przemyslaw Zahemski. That made the score 0-2 in the 61 minute of play. Aurel Agârbiceanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbyszek Gmoch in the 64th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Galaxy Team U18 defense, Ton de Ruijter kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Przemyslaw Zahemski. The Galaxy Team U18 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Przemyslaw Zahemski should have stopped the shot. If Giovanni Rademaker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute, Wlodzimierz Mondrowski made a precise shot to the right of Aurel Agârbiceanu. NFC Eagles 22's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 79 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's Ton de Ruijter sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Przemyslaw Zahemski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ton de Ruijter could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Przemyslaw Zahemski made a huge save. 86 minutes into the match, Galaxy Team U18's goal looked a bit too open when Ton de Ruijter came free, but Przemyslaw Zahemski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ton de Ruijter might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Przemyslaw Zahemski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ton de Ruijter ran back to his position shaking his head. 91 minutes into the match, Galaxy Team U18's goalkeeper Przemyslaw Zahemski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ton de Ruijter. When NFC Eagles 22's Ton de Ruijter in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Galaxy Team U18's goalie prevented a goal. 93 minutes into the match, Kazimierz Lichucki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aurel Agârbiceanu. NFC Eagles 22's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kazimierz Lichucki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. NFC Eagles 22's Ton de Ruijter got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle went the supporters of NFC Eagles 22 were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Galaxy Team U18 side.