National Stadium
Spectators: 10306 (Terracing: 7730,
Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) Freddy Tilens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Tomaszewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Stanny Jannes came free, but Przemyslaw Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Freddy Tilens was a little too slow when Jerzy Niedbalski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. If Jerzy Niedbalski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. U21 Belgium's Freddy Tilens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Belgium from getting a goal against them. U21 Poland were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after U21 Belgium's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fabian Tomaszewski took the corner. After taking down the ball on U21 Poland's corner Fabian Tomaszewski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Freddy Tilens quite easily take care of the ball. U21 Belgium's Freddy Tilens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Belgium from getting a goal against them. Freddy Tilens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerzy Niedbalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute Stanny Jannes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Przemyslaw Szczęsny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Przemyslaw Szczęsny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Binne Koppermann in the 27th minute of the match. With 28 minutes on the clock, Robin Hendrickx commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Robin Hendrickx hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 30th match minute, U21 Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robin Hendrickx to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of U21 Poland booed when U21 Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diedrik Van Mechelen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wali Bramas short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Freddy Tilens to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Freddy Tilens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerzy Niedbalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Freddy Tilens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerzy Niedbalski. When Binne Koppermann fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Belgium's protests and gave Binne Koppermann a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th match minute, U21 Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Binne Koppermann to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Binne Koppermann stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Przemyslaw Szczęsny made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomás Gadea in the 51st minute. In the 52nd minute, Binne Koppermann got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Binne Koppermann in the 56th minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Przemyslaw Szczęsny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Binne Koppermann received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Przemyslaw Szczęsny came out and tried to block the shot, but Binne Koppermann slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 57th minute. In the 62nd minute Dani Rojas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Przemyslaw Szczęsny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute Dani Rojas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Przemyslaw Szczęsny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Belgium made a substitution. Robertinho Carabajal replaced Binne Koppermann. U21 Belgium made a substitution. Anthonio Tuytgans replaced Diedrik Van Mechelen. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Freddy Tilens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Freddy Tilens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Tomaszewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Freddy Tilens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wali Brama in the 75th minute of the match. Freddy Tilens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wali Brama in the 77th minute of the match. Freddy Tilens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Nigbor in the 78th minute of play. In the 82ndth minute of the game Adam Nigbor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Belgium's Freddy Tilens was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Freddy Tilens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Nigbor, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After 86 minutes, Tomás Gadea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Belgium and the U21 Poland players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th match minute, U21 Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Gadea to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute, Wali Brama left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Poland fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. U21 Poland's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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