U23 World League

Grabolandia
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Zgierskie Zlewy's Barnaba Bazylnikov 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. Zgierskie Zlewy's Jan Andrzejewski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Zgierskie Zlewy from getting a goal against them. C.J. 刘备 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Jan Andrzejewski made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Hieronim Gorzkiewicz could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Jan Andrzejewski however easily saved by the left post. Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Zgierskie Zlewy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sylwester Borczak took the corner. Jan Andrzejewski made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when C.J. 刘备 sent off a good shot on target. Sylwester Prosowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jedrzej Kempski, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Sylwester Prosowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barnaba Bazylnikov in the 24th minute of play. The audience was convinced that C.J. 刘备's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jan Andrzejewski was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernard Okropny in the 27th minute of play forced Zgierskie Zlewy's goalkeeper Jan Andrzejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Jedrzej Kempski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the game, Jedrzej Kempski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zgierskie Zlewy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin the free kick. A collision led to Zgierskie Zlewy getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Jedrzej Kempski hit a great ball. In the 35th minute Barnaba Bazylnikov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sylwester Prosowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Jan Andrzejewski threw himself towards the right post 36 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zbyszek Ludwiczak, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Jan Andrzejewski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 38 minutes into the match, Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's goal looked a bit too open when Barnaba Bazylnikov came free, but Sylwester Prosowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan Andrzejewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernard Okropny, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernard Okropny received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Jan Andrzejewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Sylwester Prosowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jedrzej Kempski in the 45th minute of play. After 47 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin! The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when C.J. 刘备 made the kick off in the second half. Jan Andrzejewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernard Okropny in the 52nd minute of the match. Sylwester Frenzel hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Zgierskie Zlewy's Jan Andrzejewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by C.J. 刘备 in the 66th minute of play. The supporters of Zgierskie Zlewy booed when Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. C.J. 刘备 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's zone, Barnaba Bazylnikov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sylwester Prosowski came out of the goal and Barnaba Bazylnikov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Napoleon Literski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Sylwester Prosowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Barnaba Bazylnikov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sylwester Prosowski. That made the score 0-1 in the 80 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernard Okropny in the 85th minute of play forced Zgierskie Zlewy's goalkeeper Jan Andrzejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan Andrzejewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from C.J. 刘备, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After some careless play in the Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin defense, Barnaba Bazylnikov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sylwester Prosowski. The Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sylwester Prosowski should have stopped the shot. The Zgierskie Zlewy players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.