U23 World League

Devils Playground
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roland Lichniak took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Kristian Kvick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Kristian Kvick fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zero Hedge's protests and gave Kristian Kvick a yellow card for diving instead. In the 16th minute, Kristian Kvick hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, Kyno Team's Roland Lichniak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jens-Ola Löv narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 20 minutes into the match, Kyno Team's goal looked a bit too open when Bertil Åström came free, but Leon Bury reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucjan Mielak charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucjan Mielak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 21 played minutes Kyno Team got a freekick which was hit by Lucjan Mielak. Leon Bury acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 22nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Hans Nordström. The supporters of Zero Hedge booed when Kyno Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmund Scislowicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. 28 minutes into the game, Bertil Åström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zero Hedge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kyno Team the free kick. The supporters of Kyno Team booed when Zero Hedge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bertil Åström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomasz Teofila charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tomasz Teofila the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bertil Åström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leon Bury read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Bertil Åström reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leon Bury. The goal made the score 3-0. In the 41st minute Bertil Åström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Bury saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Bertil Åström notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Kyno Team's Leon Bury. Leon Bury was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bertil Åström to strike the kick off in the second half. After 58 played minutes Zero Hedge got a freekick which was hit by Alfred Österberg. When Zero Hedge's Bertil Åström in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kyno Team's goalie prevented a goal. Kyno Team's Lucjan Mielak got his second yellow card of the match in the 65th minute. The referee ordered Lucjan Mielak off the ground. A collision led to Kyno Team getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Lucjan Mielak hit a great ball. Hans Nordström was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 66th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 73rd minute, Roland Lichniak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfred Österberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Leon Bury tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Alfred Österberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zero Hedge fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Bertil Åström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Kyno Team's Juliusz Dziurowicz got a free kick in the 86th minute. A throw-in in the 88th minute of the game was made by Wladyslaw Serwach with Daniel Sawicki as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 91 minutes into the game, Zero Hedge's Alfred Österberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leon Bury made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Zero Hedge fans cheered their team off the field, for while Kyno Team had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.