U23 World League

Szajki Aréna
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) 2 minutes into the game, Aleksander Walentowicz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KSF Racovia Częstochowa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Szajk LC the free kick. In the 2nd match minute, KSF Racovia Częstochowa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksander Walentowicz to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the match, KSF Racovia Częstochowa's goalkeeper Leszek Grocholski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Csanád Sipos. 7 minutes into the match, KSF Racovia Częstochowa's goal looked a bit too open when Miklós Bogdán came free, but Leszek Grocholski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Miklós Bogdán fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Szajk LC's protests and gave Miklós Bogdán a yellow card for diving instead. Miklós Bogdán hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 14th match minute, KSF Racovia Częstochowa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kacper Skaradowski to maneuver through the defense. KSF Racovia Częstochowa's Leszek Grocholski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save KSF Racovia Częstochowa from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, KSF Racovia Częstochowa's Leszek Grocholski got control of the ball when Csanád Sipos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Szajk LC's Obi Neba got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leszek Grocholski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Siniša Mihajlović in the 30th minute. In the 38th minute Siniša Mihajlović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leszek Grocholski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miklós Bogdán in the 41st minute of play forced KSF Racovia Częstochowa's goalkeeper Leszek Grocholski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Szajk LC's Miklós Bogdán got a free kick in the 45th minute. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aleksander Walentowicz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Napoleon Kolano sped through Szajk LC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Özdemir Babayiğit. In the 57th minute, Rajmund Szepesi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Özdemir Babayiğit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksander Walentowicz in the 58th minute of play. In the 61st minute, Damazy Fujara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leszek Grocholski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miklós Bogdán in the 62nd minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Miklós Bogdán had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leszek Grocholski. KSF Racovia Częstochowa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miklós Bogdán was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 72nd minute Miklós Bogdán shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leszek Grocholski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leszek Grocholski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Csanád Sipos in the 73rd minute of play. Napoleon Kolano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Szajk LC's Dávid Benkó got a free kick in the 85th minute. Kacper Skaradowski's late challenge caught a Szajk LC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kacper Skaradowski helped the player get up and apologised. Leszek Grocholski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miklós Bogdán in the 90th minute of the match. After 91 played minutes KSF Racovia Częstochowa got a freekick which was hit by Damazy Fujara. In the 94th minute Napoleon Kolano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Özdemir Babayiğit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.