U23 World League

Calma City
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sebastian Malm got the match started through his kick off. Sixten Olsmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateusz Wojtkiewicz in the 2nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Korneliusz Narbut in the 4th minute of play forced Monia&Ibrahim's goalkeeper Sixten Olsmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Krzysztof Biskupiak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sixten Olsmann. Monia&Ibrahim's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Krzysztof Biskupiak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Jedrzej Grucza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Malm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Skarpa Ełk's Jedrzej Grucza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inge Collin in the 12th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Krzysztof Biskupiak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sixten Olsmann was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Krzysztof Biskupiak in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sixten Olsmann prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sixten Olsmann came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Skarpa Ełk's Marek Petka. But to his dismay, Marek Petka quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Jedrzej Grucza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inge Collin, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, Monia&Ibrahim's Sebastian Malm got a free kick in the 29th minute. Sixten Olsmann came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Skarpa Ełk's Korneliusz Narbut. But to his dismay, Korneliusz Narbut quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 35 minutes into the match, Skarpa Ełk's goal looked a bit too open when Inge Collin came free, but Jedrzej Grucza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jedrzej Grucza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Malm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Krzysztof Biskupiak was the one to do the kick off. 64 minutes into the match, Skarpa Ełk's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Malm came free, but Jedrzej Grucza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Skarpa Ełk's Jedrzej Grucza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Rosén in the 66th minute of play. Sixten Olsmann made an important save on a dangerous shot by Krzysztof Biskupiak in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute Inge Collin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jedrzej Grucza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Skarpa Ełk's Sixten Olsmann threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mateusz Wojtkiewicz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Skarpa Ełk's Jedrzej Grucza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Malm in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute Monia&Ibrahim were awarded a corner. Sebastian Malm went to the cornerflag to take it. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Skarpa Ełk eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.