National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Pius Kottmann made the kick off and thus started the match. Jerzy Niedbalski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Christophe Troxler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, U21 Poland's Przemyslaw Szczęsny got control of the ball when Roman Scheupach tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 10th minute, Jerzy Niedbalski made a precise shot to the right of Christophe Troxler. U21 Switzerland's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for U21 Switzerland! Fabian Tomaszewski placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Christophe Troxler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerzy Niedbalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute, Wali Brama ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christophe Troxler was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roman Scheupach got free with Przemyslaw Szczęsny in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Christophe Troxler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jerzy Niedbalski's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. A collision led to U21 Poland getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Tanek Poreda hit a great ball. 36 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goalkeeper Przemyslaw Szczęsny had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roman Scheupach. 44 minutes into the match, U21 Switzerland's goal looked a bit too open when Jerzy Niedbalski came free, but Christophe Troxler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jerzy Niedbalski was the one to do the kick off. Christophe Troxler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerzy Niedbalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Scheupach came free, but Przemyslaw Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute, Hirving Lozano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Przemyslaw Szczęsny was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. With a little luck, U21 Switzerland's Christophe Troxler got control of the ball when Jerzy Niedbalski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Przemyslaw Szczęsny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Scheupach in the 65th minute of play. Christophe Troxler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerzy Niedbalski in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute Jerzy Niedbalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Troxler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pius Kottmann in the 79th minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Przemyslaw Szczęsny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christophe Troxler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wali Brama in the 81st minute. U21 Switzerland's Paul Parolini was substituted for Carol Rothschild. U21 Poland's Adam Nigbor was substituted for Jerzy Niedbalski. 89 minutes into the match, U21 Switzerland's goalkeeper Christophe Troxler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wali Brama. Nicholas Tanguay kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. 96 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Switzerland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fabian Tomaszewski was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Poland's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Francesc Totti managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand.