U23 World League

ARENA ELBLĄG
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Slawomir Zatorski took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Stef Mol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jurre Van Loo kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Jaroslaw Wojno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hette van Dijk in the 16th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Hette van Dijk sped through LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jaroslaw Wojno. Marco Hofland charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marco Hofland the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 26 played minutes SV Wissenkerke got a freekick which was hit by Marco Hofland. The supporters of LIRA ELBLĄG SSA booed when SV Wissenkerke was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mirko Boezem didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Stef Mol fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SV Wissenkerke's protests and gave Stef Mol a yellow card for diving instead. Kenneth van der Leegte was a little too slow when Slawomir Zatorski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 39th minute. The score was now 1-1. Kenneth van der Leegte made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Aleksander Gdowik sent off a good shot on target. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hette van Dijk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Slawomir Zatorski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mirko Boezem kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Kenneth van der Leegte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slawomir Zatorski, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 64 played minutes SV Wissenkerke got a freekick which was hit by Leendert Looze. The audience was convinced that Maciej Kaczynski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kenneth van der Leegte was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Stef Mol was shown his second yellow card after 75 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to SV Wissenkerke getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Stef Mol hit a great ball. Slawomir Zatorski took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kenneth van der Leegte. Kenneth van der Leegte dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 83 minutes into the match, LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goalkeeper Jaroslaw Wojno had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hette van Dijk. A collision led to LIRA ELBLĄG SSA getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Ziemowit Gendolla hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hette van Dijk in the 88th minute of play forced LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goalkeeper Jaroslaw Wojno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th match minute, LIRA ELBLĄG SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaroslaw Fink to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's zone, Leendert Looze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaroslaw Wojno came out of the goal and Leendert Looze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.