U23 League

Baltic Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kryspin Jaroszewicz kicked off to start the match. Andrzej Köpke made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Slawomir Wojciechowski sent off a good shot on target. Andrzej Köpke made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Slawomir Wojciechowski sent off a good shot on target. In the 6th minute of the match, Slawomir Wojciechowski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Andrzej Köpke was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's goalkeeper Damazy Osielski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slawomir Wojciechowski in the 13th minute of play forced Cosmos 1984 NewDance's goalkeeper Andrzej Köpke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudio Sozzi had several of the Cosmos 1984 NewDance's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 16 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Andrzej Köpke as he didn't even see the shot coming. Stanislaw Boruta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrzej Köpke having to interfere. A collision led to Cosmos 1984 NewDance getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Milosz Skaradowski hit a great ball. Milosz Skaradowski hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's Elías Olsson got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kryspin Jaroszewicz in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Damazy Osielski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Kryspin Jaroszewicz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damazy Osielski was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 36th minute, Stanislaw Boruta fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a defensive mix-up in KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's zone, Arkadiusz Wnukowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damazy Osielski came out of the goal and Arkadiusz Wnukowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andrzej Köpke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Claudio Sozzi in the 44th minute. When Slawomir Wojciechowski came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A 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 Slawomir Wojciechowski couldn't finish the play. Elías Olsson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Andrzej Köpke. Cosmos 1984 NewDance's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Slawomir Wojciechowski made the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A got a freekick which was hit by Elías Olsson. Wlodzimierz Zagrobelny took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Damazy Osielski. KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Slawomir Wojciechowski in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrzej Köpke saved Cosmos 1984 NewDance from getting behind. Slawomir Wojciechowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Slawomir Wojciechowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrzej Köpke was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Slawomir Wojciechowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andrzej Köpke read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Slawomir Wojciechowski in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrzej Köpke saved Cosmos 1984 NewDance from getting behind. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Slawomir Wojciechowski sped through Cosmos 1984 NewDance's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Andrzej Köpke. After a rather tough play, Cosmos 1984 NewDance's Milosz Skaradowski got a free kick in the 70th minute. Slawomir Wojciechowski struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Andrzej Köpke didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A. In the 81st minute of the match KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A got a corner. Cosmos 1984 NewDance's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Elías Olsson ran over to the corner to take the kick. KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's Elías Olsson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Andrzej Köpke in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 82nd minute, Elías Olsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kryspin Jaroszewiczs short, quick shot in the 87thth minute got Damazy Osielski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 88 minutes of play, KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's Slawomir Wojciechowski made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andrzej Köpke was left in no man's land by his defense there! Andrzej Köpke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slawomir Wojciechowski in the 91st minute of play. Arkadiusz Wnukowski kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After 94 played minutes KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A got a freekick which was hit by Benedykt Mierzejewski. KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's Gwidon Glogowski pulled a muscle in his back after 95 minutes and couldn't finish the game. KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.