U23 World League

The Reds Arena
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. CJ Kane started the match with the kick off. In the 11thth minute of the game Walery Komar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La vecchia signora's Thomas Ravelli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. FC Rudzianka Szczecin were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after La vecchia signora's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Damazy Praski took the corner. With his leg Thomas Ravelli managed to avoid a goal in the 13thth minute, when FC Rudzianka Szczecin's Walery Komar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Graham Boss recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. La vecchia signora's Thomas Ravelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damazy Praski in the 18th minute of play. After 19 minutes, CJ Kane made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. FC Rudzianka Szczecin's Kacper Walczyk tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 23rd minute Jaroslaw Glowacki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Ravelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, La vecchia signora's goal looked a bit too open when Walery Komar came free, but Thomas Ravelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 30 minutes, Dariusz Bronicki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Rudzianka Szczecin and the La vecchia signora players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Rudzianka Szczecin's Dariusz Bronicki got a free kick in the 30th minute. Damazy Praski's late challenge caught a La vecchia signora's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Damazy Praski helped the player get up and apologised. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Rudzianka Szczecin's Walery Komar slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Thomas Ravelli. That made the score 1-3 after 43 minutes of play. Kacper Walczyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Han Solo in the 48th minute of the match. After the first half La vecchia signora were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Walery Komar to make the kick off. Kacper Walczyk made an important save on a dangerous shot by CJ Kane in the 54th minute. CJ Kane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kacper Walczyk having to interfere. Edvard Enström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. La vecchia signora's Thomas Ravelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walery Komar in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Sven-Arne Kruuse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Walery Komar struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Thomas Ravelli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Rudzianka Szczecin. 65 minutes into the match, La vecchia signora's goal looked a bit too open when Jaroslaw Glowacki came free, but Thomas Ravelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute FC Rudzianka Szczecin were awarded a corner. Damazy Praski went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on FC Rudzianka Szczecin's corner Damazy Praski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Thomas Ravelli quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Han Solo got free with Kacper Walczyk in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 73 minutes into the match, La vecchia signora's goal looked a bit too open when Walery Komar came free, but Thomas Ravelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radoslaw Bronkala hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by CJ Kane in the 77th minute of play forced FC Rudzianka Szczecin's goalkeeper Kacper Walczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, FC Rudzianka Szczecin's Kacper Walczyk got control of the ball when CJ Kane tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 81st minute Walery Komar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Ravelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Ravelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radoslaw Bronkala in the 82nd minute of play. CJ Kane had several of the FC Rudzianka Szczecin's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 83 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 1-4 score and a disappointed Kacper Walczyk as he didn't even see the shot coming. After 87 minutes, Kacper Prusek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Rudzianka Szczecin and the La vecchia signora players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 87th match minute, FC Rudzianka Szczecin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kacper Prusek to maneuver through the defense. Radoslaw Bronkala charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Radoslaw Bronkala the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Rudzianka Szczecin getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Radoslaw Bronkala hit a great ball. Han Solo in the 90thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kacper Walczyk, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. La vecchia signora's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.