U23 World League

HARAKIRI
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) After a rather tough play, Zgierskie Zlewy's Stefan Bugajski got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Zgierskie Zlewy's Jan Andrzejewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abbe Muçollari in the 5th minute of play. The Mongols's Arvin Björkman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save The Mongols from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in The Mongols's zone, Jimmy Berardi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arvin Björkman came out of the goal and Jimmy Berardi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 10 minutes into the game, Bernt Fredriksson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jan Andrzejewski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 14 minutes into the match, The Mongols's goalkeeper Arvin Björkman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Barnaba Bazylnikov. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Mongols's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Barnaba Bazylnikov was slow to take the kick. During this time Zgierskie Zlewy's players had a chance to rest. Zgierskie Zlewy's Barnaba Bazylnikov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arvin Björkman in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The Mongols's Arvin Björkman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jedrzej Kempski in the 17th minute of play. With a little luck, The Mongols's Arvin Björkman got control of the ball when Barnaba Bazylnikov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jan Andrzejewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abbe Muçollari in the 25th minute of play. Zgierskie Zlewy's Jan Andrzejewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abbe Muçollari in the 40th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Barnaba Bazylnikov got free with Arvin Björkman in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 42nd minute Abbe Muçollari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Andrzejewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Bernt Fredriksson made the kick off in the second half. Bernt Fredriksson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jan Andrzejewski came out and tried to block the shot, but Bernt Fredriksson slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 52nd minute. Arvin Björkman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Napoleon Literski in the 55th minute of the match. Arvin Björkman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barnaba Bazylnikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. César Pinheiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jan Andrzejewski having to make a save. Jedrzej Kempski scored 1-2 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arvin Björkman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 65 minutes into the match, The Mongols's goal looked a bit too open when Napoleon Literski came free, but Arvin Björkman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Bernt Fredriksson managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Mongols's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernt Fredriksson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan Andrzejewski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Mongols made a substitution. Doug Las Casas replaced Abbe Muçollari. Zgierskie Zlewy's Jan Andrzejewski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Zgierskie Zlewy from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Napoleon Literski in the 77th minute of play forced The Mongols's goalkeeper Arvin Björkman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wladyslaw Bulkiewicz hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the The Mongols defense, Barnaba Bazylnikov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arvin Björkman. The The Mongols fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arvin Björkman should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Zgierskie Zlewy booed when The Mongols was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doug Las Casas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute Doug Las Casas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Andrzejewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Napoleon Literski hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After 95 played minutes The Mongols got a freekick which was hit by Ulf Tingberg. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the The Mongols players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.