U23 World League

Lokomоtiv
Spectators: 8020 (Terracing: 6017, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zdzislaw Obuchowicz started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Chelmza Team's Barnaba Jaraczeski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Krasimir Mishovski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Michal Gniech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasko Chochkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michal Gniech was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Zdzislaw Obuchowicz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zdzislaw Obuchowicz really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Filip Kanczuszewski kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Barnaba Jaraczeski charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Barnaba Jaraczeski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Chelmza Team getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Barnaba Jaraczeski hit a great ball. In the 15th minute Sven Brask shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michal Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Antoni Tokludzhanov got a free kick in the 20th minute. Michal Gniech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdzislaw Obuchowicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Chelmza Team's Michal Gniech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven Brask in the 27th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Zdzislaw Obuchowicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michal Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michal Gniech made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Vasko Chochkov sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Chelmza Team getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Maciej Warka hit a great ball. Michal Gniech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdzislaw Obuchowicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sven Brask in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Michal Gniech saved Chelmza Team from getting behind. Michal Gniech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antoni Tokludzhanov in the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zdzislaw Obuchowicz in the 47th minute of play forced Chelmza Team's goalkeeper Michal Gniech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maciej Warka to make the kick off. Kajetan Waselenczuk hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. The supporters of Lokomotiv Plovdiv booed when Chelmza Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olgierd Przybyciel didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 55thth minute of the game Vasko Chochkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chelmza Team's Michal Gniech was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Chelmza Team's Michal Gniech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antoni Tokludzhanov in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to Chelmza Team getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Antoni Pawlik hit a great ball. Michal Gniech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zdzislaw Obuchowicz in the 65th minute of the match. The supporters of Lokomotiv Plovdiv booed when Chelmza Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bogumil Bendyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Michal Gniech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antoni Tokludzhanov in the 76th minute of the match. Chelmza Team's Michal Gniech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven Brask in the 77th minute of play. Filip Kanczuszewski's late challenge caught a Lokomotiv Plovdiv's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filip Kanczuszewski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 83rd minute Facundo Nazario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michal Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michal Gniech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Facundo Nazario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Chelmza Team's goal looked a bit too open when Antoni Tokludzhanov came free, but Michal Gniech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Antoni Tokludzhanov notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Chelmza Team's Michal Gniech. Michal Gniech was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Antoni Tokludzhanov got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 92 minutes into the game, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Lucio Jado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michal Gniech made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 96 minutes in the game, Facundo Nazario dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Lokomotiv Plovdiv walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.