U23 World League

Kazimierza Deyny
Spectators: 8063 (Terracing: 6049, Seating: 1854, VIP seats: 160) Tạ Mara started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 minutes into the match, AFK Petržalka's goal looked a bit too open when Szymon Grunwalski came free, but Hugo Fisher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Alek Justus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teobald Bator saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugo Fisher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafal Augustyniak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teobald Bator stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikola Krstović's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alek Justus in the 19th minute of play forced Legia Warszawa 【L】's goalkeeper Teobald Bator to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teobald Bator took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dávid Strelec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hugo Fisher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Szymon Grunwalski in the 36th minute of the match. AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Szymon Grunwalski 37 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Hugo Fisher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tạ Mara in the 41st minute of play. Hugo Fisher made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karol Czerniejewski in the 42nd minute. In the 47th minute Szymon Grunwalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Fisher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute Legia Warszawa 【L】 were awarded a corner. Szymon Grunwalski went to the cornerflag to take it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Teobald Bator made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dávid Strelec in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tạ Mara in the 57th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Hugo Fisher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Fisher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karol Czerniejewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Szymon Grunwalski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Szymon Grunwalski kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Legia Warszawa 【L】's goal looked a bit too open when Dávid Strelec came free, but Teobald Bator reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teobald Bator took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dávid Strelec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teobald Bator took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dávid Strelec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tạ Mara in the 66th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Hugo Fisher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Hugo Fisher, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFK Petržalka's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Szymon Grunwalski was slow to take the kick. During this time Legia Warszawa 【L】's players had a chance to rest. Hugo Fisher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karol Czerniejewski in the 77th minute of play. When Tạ Mara came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Legia Warszawa 【L】 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 Tạ Mara couldn't finish the play. 83 minutes into the match, Legia Warszawa 【L】's goalkeeper Teobald Bator had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nikola Krstović. In the 84th minute, Dávid Strelec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hugo Fisher didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Szymon Grunwalski went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Legia Warszawa 【L】's Teobald Bator proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Legia Warszawa 【L】 from getting a goal against them. Hugo Fisher didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tạ Mara went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Legia Warszawa 【L】 walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.