U23 World League

STW ARENA
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Michal Brysz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dobromir Zworski in the 2nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Pogoń Stawiszyn defense, Zbigniew Barycz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Konrad Rykaczewski. The Pogoń Stawiszyn fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Konrad Rykaczewski should have stopped the shot. 7 minutes into the match, Pogoń Stawiszyn's goal looked a bit too open when Milosz Fafinski came free, but Konrad Rykaczewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olgierd Mockiewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Konrad Rykaczewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Konrad Rykaczewski came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Janusze Futbolu's Zbigniew Barycz. But to his dismay, Zbigniew Barycz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After 16 minutes of play, Pogoń Stawiszyn's Ksawery Pilsudski made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Michal Brysz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zdzislaw Zacharczyk's late challenge caught a Janusze Futbolu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zdzislaw Zacharczyk helped the player get up and apologised. Zdzislaw Zacharczyk hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Konrad Rykaczewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Giec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ksawery Pilsudski in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Michal Brysz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbigniew Barycz in the 26th minute of play forced Pogoń Stawiszyn's goalkeeper Konrad Rykaczewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Konrad Rykaczewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milosz Fafinski in the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbigniew Barycz in the 28th minute of play forced Pogoń Stawiszyn's goalkeeper Konrad Rykaczewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Janusze Futbolu's Michal Brysz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ksawery Pilsudski in the 30th minute of play. Michal Brysz made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Zdzislaw Zacharczyk sent off a good shot on target. 37 minutes into the game, Milosz Fafinski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Konrad Rykaczewski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Janusze Futbolu's Michal Brysz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ksawery Pilsudski in the 40th minute of play. In the 42ndth minute of the game Ksawery Pilsudski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Janusze Futbolu's Michal Brysz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 43 minutes had been played when some careless play by Janusze Futbolu's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zula Cytrynski was slow to take the kick. During this time Pogoń Stawiszyn's players had a chance to rest. 45 minutes into the match, Janusze Futbolu's goalkeeper Michal Brysz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tadeusz Seliga.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ksawery Pilsudski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olgierd Mockiewicz in the 52nd minute of play forced Pogoń Stawiszyn's goalkeeper Konrad Rykaczewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michal Brysz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ksawery Pilsudski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 56 played minutes Janusze Futbolu got a freekick which was hit by Lech Gejda. In the 57th minute of the match Zula Cytrynski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Michal Brysz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ksawery Pilsudski struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Michal Brysz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pogoń Stawiszyn. Konrad Rykaczewski made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Zbigniew Barycz sent off a good shot on target. With 67 minutes on the clock, Hieronim Absolwent commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. With a little luck, Pogoń Stawiszyn's Konrad Rykaczewski got control of the ball when Olgierd Mockiewicz tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zbigniew Barycz got free with Konrad Rykaczewski in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st match minute, Janusze Futbolu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Piotr Grocholski to maneuver through the defense. Konrad Rykaczewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbigniew Barycz in the 83rd minute of play. Roland Ranowiecki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Janusze Futbolu walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.