U23 World League

Stuleja Stadium
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Leszek Ruzicki made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Pogoń1945Staszów booed when DULCKA KIELCE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Dalmau didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zenon Fabiszak came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by DULCKA KIELCE's Adrian Dalmau. But to his dismay, Adrian Dalmau quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Adrian Dalmau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zenon Fabiszak having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Stefan Psotka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leszek Ruzicki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Xavier Dziekanowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xavier Dziekanowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leszek Ruzicki in the 25th minute of the match. Olgierd Debowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute Adrian Dalmau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zenon Fabiszak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bartosz Ciechocki charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bartosz Ciechocki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th minute, Bartosz Ciechocki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leszek Ruzicki was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 40th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 44th minute Marcus Godinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zenon Fabiszak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The referee felt a red card was in order, 55 minutes into the game, when Iwo Biskupiak put in a rough tackle. When the match had been going on for 57 minutes, DULCKA KIELCE's Jonas Jablonskis got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Zenon Fabiszak. After some careless play in the Pogoń1945Staszów defense, Marcus Godinho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zenon Fabiszak. The Pogoń1945Staszów fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zenon Fabiszak should have stopped the shot. Zenon Fabiszak was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Adrian Dalmau showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 66 minute of play. In the 70th minute Marcus Godinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zenon Fabiszak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Adrian Dalmau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zenon Fabiszak was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. A collision led to Pogoń1945Staszów getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Leszek Ruzicki hit a great ball. DULCKA KIELCE's Marcus Godinho got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zenon Fabiszak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Dalmau in the 81st minute of play. Zenon Fabiszak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adrian Dalmau in the 85th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pogoń1945Staszów's zone, Marcus Godinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zenon Fabiszak came out of the goal and Marcus Godinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched DULCKA KIELCE eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.