U23 World League

Sniper Arena
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Göran Olofsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tolek Jaworski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Emanuel Brandin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Janusz Jucha sped through FC Snipers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Emanuel Brandin. 10 minutes into the match, FC Blaugrana Kraków's goal looked a bit too open when Göran Olofsson came free, but Emil Zacharzewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10thth minute of the game Göran Olofsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Blaugrana Kraków's Emil Zacharzewski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to FC Blaugrana Kraków getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Olaf Karanowski hit a great ball. In the 14th minute of the match Martin Hedlund shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emil Zacharzewski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Emanuel Brandin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Janusz Jucha in the 17th minute of the match. FC Snipers's Emanuel Brandin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilbert Adamczak in the 19th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Göran Olofsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Snipers's supporters rose to their feet, but Göran Olofsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emil Zacharzewski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuel Brandin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbert Adamczak, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Snipers's Lennart Svensson got a free kick in the 31st minute. FC Snipers's Emanuel Brandin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tolek Jaworski in the 33rd minute of play. Emil Zacharzewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Göran Olofsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Snipers's Lennart Svensson got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marek Szel charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marek Szel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC Snipers booed when FC Blaugrana Kraków was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marek Szel didn't get a good kick on the ball. The FC Snipers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Blaugrana Kraków were winning 0-1.

Emil Zacharzewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lennart Svensson in the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tolek Jaworski in the 57th minute of play forced FC Snipers's goalkeeper Emanuel Brandin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Blaugrana Kraków's Tolek Jaworski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Emanuel Brandin. That made the score 0-2 after 59 minutes of play. If Lennart Svensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emil Zacharzewski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Göran Olofsson's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Göran Olofsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emil Zacharzewski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. After some careless play in the FC Snipers defense, Olaf Karanowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emanuel Brandin. The FC Snipers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emanuel Brandin should have stopped the shot. When Lennart Svensson fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Snipers's protests and gave Lennart Svensson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 73rd match minute, FC Snipers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lennart Svensson to maneuver through the defense. After 75 played minutes FC Snipers got a freekick which was hit by Göran Olofsson. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Snipers's goalkeeper Emanuel Brandin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 81st minute FC Blaugrana Kraków were awarded a corner. Gilbert Adamczak went to the cornerflag to take it. Lennart Svensson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Emil Zacharzewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart Svensson in the 91st minute of play forced FC Blaugrana Kraków's goalkeeper Emil Zacharzewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Snipers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Martin Hedlund in the 93rd minute. A nice corner shot did that Martin Hedlund got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Emil Zacharzewski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of FC Blaugrana Kraków booed when FC Snipers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jarl Nässén didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gilbert Adamczak took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emanuel Brandin. FC Snipers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Blaugrana Kraków walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.