National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gio Simeone kicked off to start the match. In the 7th minute Kazimierz Rostow shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lesardo Abadie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lesardo Abadie was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Kazimierz Rostow capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kazimierz Rostow really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. U21 Bolivia's Lesardo Abadie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Rostow in the 18th minute of play. After 19 minutes of play, U21 Poland's Kazimierz Rostow made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lesardo Abadie was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Zbyszko Mazierz took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Lesardo Abadie to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, U21 Bolivia's Fabián Basualdo got a free kick in the 25th minute. 34 minutes into the match, U21 Bolivia's goal looked a bit too open when Kazimierz Rostow came free, but Lesardo Abadie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute U21 Poland were awarded a corner. Alfred Mentis went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Kazimierz Rostow managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Lesardo Abadie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kazimierz Rostow in the 38th minute of the match. After 39 played minutes U21 Bolivia got a freekick which was hit by Jonatán Maidana. After having played for 40 minutes, Alfred Mentis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Poland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfred Mentis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 41 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's Kazimierz Rostow sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lesardo Abadie narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kazimierz Rostow stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When U21 Poland's Kazimierz Rostow in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Bolivia's goalie prevented a goal. Wincent Wasikowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lesardo Abadie read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. U21 Poland's Kazimierz Rostow got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to U21 Bolivia getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Fabián Basualdo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wawrzyniec Cipinski in the 69th minute of play forced U21 Bolivia's goalkeeper Lesardo Abadie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wawrzyniec Cipinski struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Lesardo Abadie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Poland. Rocendo Abar's late challenge caught a U21 Poland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rocendo Abar helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st minute, Rocendo Abar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Abello kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute U21 Poland were awarded a corner. Erlingur Haaland went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Wawrzyniec Cipinski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lesardo Abadie quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 88th minute, Erlingur Haaland left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Poland fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. After having played for 94 minutes, Wawrzyniec Cipinski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Poland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wawrzyniec Cipinski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. U21 Poland's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.