U23 World League

Sahara
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tris Hurst kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Daniel Crabtree ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lukasz Zakrzewski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Boguslaw Kissel in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shane Brindley prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 13 minutes, Tris Hurst mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juventus Telford and the IGloopoL players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tris Hurst hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Tris Hurst recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lukasz Zakrzewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barney Garner in the 18th minute of play. Waldemar Wyrostek's late challenge caught a Juventus Telford's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Waldemar Wyrostek helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, IGloopoL's Waldemar Wyrostek got a free kick in the 18th minute. When Tris Hurst was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 21 minutes had been played. After 21 played minutes Juventus Telford got a freekick which was hit by Tris Hurst. In the 24th match minute, IGloopoL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iwo Czeszyk to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Crabtree recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lukasz Zakrzewski came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Juventus Telford's Daniel Crabtree. But to his dismay, Daniel Crabtree quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Daniel Crabtree fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lukasz Zakrzewski having to interfere. After 39 minutes of play, Juventus Telford's Barney Garner made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lukasz Zakrzewski was left in no man's land by his defense there! 44 minutes into the match, IGloopoL's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Crabtree came free, but Lukasz Zakrzewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Perry Boyd fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventus Telford's protests and gave Perry Boyd a yellow card for diving instead. Perry Boyd kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The IGloopoL players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Juventus Telford were winning 0-3.

52 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goal looked a bit too open when Boguslaw Kissel came free, but Shane Brindley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lukasz Zakrzewski stood somewhat misplaced when Daniel Crabtree came free in front of goal and shot 0-4 to the left of him in the 55 minute. 59 minutes into the match, IGloopoL's goalkeeper Lukasz Zakrzewski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Crabtree. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Juventus Telford's Barney Garner in the 61st minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Lukasz Zakrzewski was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for IGloopoL through an amazing save. In the 68th minute of the match, Daniel Crabtree got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lukasz Zakrzewski was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Daniel Crabtree sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lukasz Zakrzewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barney Garner, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Barney Garner was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 78th minute. Juventus Telford's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. With a little luck, IGloopoL's Lukasz Zakrzewski got control of the ball when Ronny Gray tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Barney Garner came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Juventus Telford fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Barney Garner couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barney Garner in the 94th minute of play forced IGloopoL's goalkeeper Lukasz Zakrzewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Juventus Telford's Vince Nicoll got a free kick in the 96th minute. When the final whistle sounded Juventus Telford left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than IGloopoL.