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Match date: 17-11-2021 14:00

Match length: 99 Minutes

U21 Poland
vs.
U21 South Africa

Match date: 17-11-2021 14:00

Match length: 99 Minutes

U21 Poland vs. U21 South Africa: 3-0

U21 Poland

 
No Po Pl R
1 1 Gk D. Kieca       8.09
32 2 De S. Krzynowek       11.24
6 3 De J. Szostak       10.61
11 4 De W. Cichowski       9.84
9 5 Mf J. Gorgoń       9.09
5 6 Mf K. Kapinos       10.67
12 7 Mf S. Del Gatto       8.30
14 8 Mf H. Jazwiec       9.79
25 9 St 67' D. Cizeski       5.69
18 10 St 68' R. Jaroch       5.26
10 11 St 67' W. Dejo     1 7.11
8 12 St 67' D. Armando Dolić     1 4.90
15 13 St 67' S. Kieca     1 5.12
13 14 Su K. Balonek       0.00
2 15 St 68' C. Makomaski       1.72
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Facts PL ZA
Goals 3 0
Injuries 0 0
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0
Free kicks 5 1
Penalty kicks 0 0
Corners 2 0
Shots on target 24 3
Possession 56% 44%
 
No Po Pl R
1 1 Gk T. Takane       9.81
5 2 De L. Kennedy       4.18
3 3 De P. Mangope       3.97
4 4 De H. Collins       2.22
6 5 De G. Vanker       5.23
11 6 Mf L. King       4.33
14 7 Mf M. Mncube       2.70
17 8 Mf J. Mfeke       2.70
10 9 Mf M. Thwala       3.37
9 10 St J. Mabalane       2.71
26 11 St O. Charles Pinazas       2.93
2 12 Su J. Huth       0.00
18 13 Su F. Patel       0.00
12 14 Su J. Mahlangu       0.00
16 15 Su R. Inguana       0.00
29 16 Su T. Mandla       0.00
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Report

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206)
U21 Poland's Wawrzyniec Dejo 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. In the 12th minute, Godfrey Vanker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15thth minute of the game Dawid Cizeski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 South Africa's Themba Takane was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Dawid Cizeski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Themba Takane was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Daniel Kieca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mabusela Thwala, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After having played for 21 minutes, Jocob Mfeke managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 South Africa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jocob Mfeke was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wawrzyniec Dejo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Themba Takane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Witomir Cichowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Themba Takane managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when U21 Poland's Dawid Cizeski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 34 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Mabusela Thwala came free, but Daniel Kieca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 played minutes U21 South Africa got a freekick which was hit by Godfrey Vanker. The supporters of U21 Poland booed when U21 South Africa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godfrey Vanker didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, U21 South Africa's Themba Takane got control of the ball when Dawid Cizeski tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to U21 South Africa getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Okoyomon Charles Pinazas hit a great ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Okoyomon Charles Pinazas made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, U21 South Africa's goal looked a bit too open when Dawid Cizeski came free, but Themba Takane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Themba Takane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dawid Cizeski, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. The audience was convinced that Wawrzyniec Dejo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Themba Takane was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. If Dawid Cizeski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. U21 Poland made a substitution. Diego Armando Dolić replaced Wawrzyniec Dejo. U21 Poland made a substitution. Cezary Makomaski replaced Rafal Jaroch. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Kieca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Themba Takane was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Diego Armando Dolić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U21 South Africa's Themba Takane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Armando Dolić in the 77th minute of play. When U21 Poland's Sebastian Kieca in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 South Africa's goalie prevented a goal. Daniel Kieca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Okoyomon Charles Pinazas in the 86th minute of the match. U21 South Africa's Themba Takane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Kieca in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute U21 Poland were awarded a corner. Kazimierz Kapinos went to the cornerflag to take it. Kazimierz Kapinos made a great header on U21 Poland's corner, it was just that U21 South Africa's Themba Takane managed to reach the ball for a save. U21 Poland's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.

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U21 Poland

No  Pl Po G S SOT P   T   SV In
1  D. Kieca
1.  D. Kieca (Gk)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 4   (100%)
T 0
SV 3
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 4 100% 0 3 0
32  S. Krzynowek
32.  S. Krzynowek (De)
G 0
S 1
SOT 1
P 8   (50%)
T 4   (25%)
SV 0
In 20
De 0 1 1 8 50% 4 25% 0 20
6  J. Szostak
6.  J. Szostak (De)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 14   (79%)
T 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 17
De 0 0 0 14 79% 1 100% 0 17
11  W. Cichowski
11.  W. Cichowski (De)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 10   (70%)
T 7   (71%)
SV 0
In 8
De 0 0 0 10 70% 7 71% 0 8
9  J. Gorgoń
9.  J. Gorgoń (Mf)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 8   (75%)
T 0
SV 0
In 4
Mf 0 0 0 8 75% 0 0 4
5  K. Kapinos
5.  K. Kapinos (Mf)
G 0
S 2
SOT 2
P 22   (82%)
T 2   (100%)
SV 0
In 5
Mf 0 2 2 22 82% 2 100% 0 5
12  S. Del Gatto
12.  S. Del Gatto (Mf)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 9   (44%)
T 0
SV 0
In 6
Mf 0 0 0 9 44% 0 0 6
14  H. Jazwiec
14.  H. Jazwiec (Mf)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 14   (86%)
T 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 14 86% 1 0% 0 3
25  D. Cizeski
25.  D. Cizeski (St)
G 0
S 10
SOT 8
P 4   (100%)
T 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 10 8 4 100% 1 0% 0 0
18  R. Jaroch
18.  R. Jaroch (St)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 13   (69%)
T 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 13 69% 1 100% 0 0
10  W. Dejo
10.  W. Dejo (St)
G 1
S 5
SOT 4
P 3   (100%)
T 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 1
St 1 5 4 3 100% 1 0% 0 1
8  D. Armando Dolić
8.  D. Armando Dolić (St)
G 1
S 5
SOT 4
P 6   (33%)
T 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 1 5 4 6 33% 1 0% 0 0
15  S. Kieca
15.  S. Kieca (St)
G 1
S 5
SOT 5
P 1   (100%)
T 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 1 5 5 1 100% 1 0% 0 0
13  K. Balonek
13.  K. Balonek (Su)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 0
T 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  C. Makomaski
2.  C. Makomaski (St)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 2   (100%)
T 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 1
St 0 0 0 2 100% 1 0% 0 1
  Total
G 3
S 28
SOT 24
P 118 (74%)
T 21 (48%)
SV 3
In 65
Total   3 28 24 118 74% 21 48% 3 65
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
S: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
P: Passes
T: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions

U21 South Africa

No  Pl Po G S SOT P   T   SV In
1  T. Takane
1.  T. Takane (Gk)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 18   (56%)
T 0
SV 20
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 18 56% 0 20 0
5  L. Kennedy
5.  L. Kennedy (De)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 12   (33%)
T 12   (50%)
SV 0
In 7
De 0 0 0 12 33% 12 50% 0 7
3  P. Mangope
3.  P. Mangope (De)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 8   (0%)
T 5   (60%)
SV 0
In 6
De 0 0 0 8 0% 5 60% 0 6
4  H. Collins
4.  H. Collins (De)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 5   (0%)
T 7   (0%)
SV 0
In 3
De 0 0 0 5 0% 7 0% 0 3
6  G. Vanker
6.  G. Vanker (De)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 13   (46%)
T 20   (60%)
SV 0
In 12
De 0 0 0 13 46% 20 60% 0 12
11  L. King
11.  L. King (Mf)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 10   (60%)
T 0
SV 0
In 2
Mf 0 0 0 10 60% 0 0 2
14  M. Mncube
14.  M. Mncube (Mf)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 5   (0%)
T 4   (50%)
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 0 0 5 0% 4 50% 0 0
17  J. Mfeke
17.  J. Mfeke (Mf)
G 0
S 1
SOT 0
P 3   (33%)
T 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 1 0 3 33% 1 0% 0 0
10  M. Thwala
10.  M. Thwala (Mf)
G 0
S 2
SOT 2
P 7   (29%)
T 15   (13%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 2 2 7 29% 15 13% 0 1
9  J. Mabalane
9.  J. Mabalane (St)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 8   (25%)
T 5   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 8 25% 5 0% 0 0
26  O. Charles Pinazas
26.  O. Charles Pinazas (St)
G 0
S 1
SOT 1
P 13   (46%)
T 9   (22%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 1 1 13 46% 9 22% 0 0
2  J. Huth
2.  J. Huth (Su)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 0
T 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18  F. Patel
18.  F. Patel (Su)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 0
T 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12  J. Mahlangu
12.  J. Mahlangu (Su)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 0
T 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16  R. Inguana
16.  R. Inguana (Su)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 0
T 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29  T. Mandla
29.  T. Mandla (Su)
G 0
S 0
SOT 0
P 0
T 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total
G 0
S 4
SOT 3
P 102 (36%)
T 78 (35%)
SV 20
In 31
Total   0 4 3 102 36% 78 35% 20 31
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
S: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
P: Passes
T: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions