U23 World League

Silesia Arena
Spectators: 7605 (Terracing: 5705, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) Ekipa Gabi's Damian Chowaniec started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Zbyszek Sokol's late challenge caught a Ekipa Gabi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zbyszek Sokol helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Pierońskie Hanysy's Zbyszek Sokol got a free kick in the 5th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aureliusz Winograd in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stefan Jajesniak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Florentin Dumitru charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Florentin Dumitru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Ekipa Gabi's Florentin Dumitru got a free kick in the 12th minute. Lucjan Klimkiewicz struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Francis Calmes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Pierońskie Hanysy. Witalis Debkowski lost his temper 14 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. FC Pierońskie Hanysy's Lucjan Klimkiewicz got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ekipa Gabi's Francis Calmes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bogdan Fink in the 20th minute of play. Francis Calmes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbyszek Sokol in the 24th minute of play. Bartosz Olejarz scored 0-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stefan Jajesniak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marian Pankiewicz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Ekipa Gabi's Marian Pankiewicz got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Bartosz Olejarz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stefan Jajesniak having to make a save. 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 Bogdan Fink to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute, Lucjan Klimkiewicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Ekipa Gabi's Lucjan Dembowski tried to score from far away in the 60th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in FC Pierońskie Hanysy's zone, Bartosz Olejarz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stefan Jajesniak came out of the goal and Bartosz Olejarz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Ekipa Gabi getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Jagan Parzulaev hit a great ball. Bartosz Olejarz came free with the goalkeeper in the 68th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Stefan Jajesniak could save by the left post. Francis Calmes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wincenty Gdaniec in the 71st minute of the match. Aureliusz Winograd came free with the goalkeeper in the 73rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Stefan Jajesniak could save by the left post. Bartosz Olejarz charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bartosz Olejarz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bartosz Olejarz kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Bartosz Olejarz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 85 minutes into the match, FC Pierońskie Hanysy's goal looked a bit too open when Bartosz Olejarz came free, but Stefan Jajesniak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ekipa Gabi's Aureliusz Winograd got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Ekipa Gabi getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Bartosz Olejarz hit a great ball. After having played for 93 minutes, Bartosz Olejarz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ekipa Gabi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bartosz Olejarz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle sounded Ekipa Gabi left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Pierońskie Hanysy.