U23 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Olgierd Dziuma started the match with the kick off. Krzysztof Golaszewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislaw Damaski in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th minute Olgierd Dziuma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kacper Erland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute, Przemyslaw Zidane left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zacisze Częstochowa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Krzysztof Golaszewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ksawery Kisiel in the 22nd minute of the match. Red Devils's Krzysztof Golaszewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wieslaw Imbor in the 23rd minute of play. Krzysztof Golaszewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ksawery Kisiel, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ksawery Kisiel in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Krzysztof Golaszewski saved Red Devils from getting behind. Kacper Erland made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Julian Oliszewski sent off a good shot on target. Zacisze Częstochowa's Kacper Erland proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Zacisze Częstochowa from getting a goal against them. Stanislaw Damaski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Przemyslaw Zidane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Red Devils's Tomasz Jaszcz got a free kick in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Stanislaw Damaski to strike the kick off in the second half. Sebastian Zawadzki hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute of the match Przemyslaw Zidane shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Krzysztof Golaszewski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gustaw Ruszkowski charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gustaw Ruszkowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 57th match minute, Zacisze Częstochowa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustaw Ruszkowski to maneuver through the defense. After 60 minutes of play Zacisze Częstochowa's Gustaw Ruszkowski was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Zacisze Częstochowa's Gustaw Ruszkowski got a free kick in the 60th minute. Kacper Erland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrzej Markowski in the 63rd minute of the match. A collision led to Zacisze Częstochowa getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Stanislaw Damaski hit a great ball. After 70 minutes of play, Red Devils's Olgierd Dziuma made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kacper Erland was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kacper Erland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olgierd Dziuma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Olgierd Dziuma in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kacper Erland saved Zacisze Częstochowa from getting behind. The supporters of Zacisze Częstochowa booed when Red Devils was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugon Wierzbicki didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute Przemyslaw Zidane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Krzysztof Golaszewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julian Oliszewski's late challenge caught a Zacisze Częstochowa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Julian Oliszewski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 85th match minute, Red Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julian Oliszewski to maneuver through the defense. Krzysztof Golaszewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanislaw Damaski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zacisze Częstochowa's Przemyslaw Zidane was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Krzysztof Golaszewski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Zacisze Częstochowa's Ksawery Kisiel got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.