U23 World League

Telford Arena
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Russell Dunning kicked off to start the match. Ronny Gray's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tanek Henryk firmly grabbed it by the left post. 11 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goal looked a bit too open when Radoslaw Trochowski came free, but Shane Brindley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alastair Wishart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Russell Dunning could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Tanek Henryk made a huge save. 19 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goal looked a bit too open when Radoslaw Trochowski came free, but Shane Brindley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, Ryszard Walaszkiewicz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dosków SA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Juventus Telford the free kick. After some careless play in the Juventus Telford defense, Radoslaw Trochowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Shane Brindley. The Juventus Telford fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Shane Brindley should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Tris Hurst kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tanek Henryk. That made the score 1-1 in the 39 minute of play. When Kajetan Kaczynski fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dosków SA's protests and gave Kajetan Kaczynski a yellow card for diving instead. After 43 played minutes Dosków SA got a freekick which was hit by Kajetan Kaczynski. 44 minutes into the game, Alastair Wishart was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus Telford's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dosków SA the free kick. In the 44th match minute, Juventus Telford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alastair Wishart to maneuver through the defense. Zdzislaw Drapinski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 47 played minutes Juventus Telford got a freekick which was hit by Perry Boyd. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Radoslaw Trochowski was the one to do the kick off. Radoslaw Trochowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute, Russell Dunning hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes into the match, Ronny Gray notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Dosków SA's Tanek Henryk. Tanek Henryk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 61 minutes, Russell Dunning managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Juventus Telford's supporters crossed their fingers, but Russell Dunning was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Shane Brindley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radoslaw Trochowski in the 63rd minute of play. Alastair Wishart took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tanek Henryk. Tanek Henryk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. If Ronny Gray had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 71 minutes of play, Juventus Telford's Alastair Wishart made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tanek Henryk was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dosków SA's Stasio Kochniarczyk was substituted for Zbyszko Kendra. Dosków SA's Ludomir Prusinowski was substituted for Kajetan Kaczynski. Perry Boyd charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Perry Boyd the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th minute, Perry Boyd hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dosków SA's Tanek Henryk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Russell Dunning in the 83rd minute of play. Russell Dunning's late challenge caught a Dosków SA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Russell Dunning helped the player get up and apologised. Russell Dunning kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Juventus Telford were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Dosków SA for a fine match.