U23 World League

Camp Nou
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 160) Dawid Brudzisz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karljohan Bjørnson, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After a rather tough play, AKS Kozienice's Markos Kakogiannis got a free kick in the 4th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Strib Galacticos IF's goalkeeper Gunvald Glarkrog had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zhang Song Fan. A collision led to Strib Galacticos IF getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Valdemar Ginhart hit a great ball. The supporters of AKS Kozienice booed when Strib Galacticos IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timo Rokmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Strib Galacticos IF's goalkeeper Gunvald Glarkrog had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Markos Kakogiannis. Karljohan Bjørnson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Dawid Brudzisz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Strib Galacticos IF's goalkeeper Gunvald Glarkrog had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugon Dyczkowski. Strib Galacticos IF's Gunvald Glarkrog proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Strib Galacticos IF from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Strib Galacticos IF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Markos Kakogiannis was slow to take the kick. During this time AKS Kozienice's players had a chance to rest. 32 minutes into the match, Zhang Song Fan notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Strib Galacticos IF's Gunvald Glarkrog. Gunvald Glarkrog was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Strib Galacticos IF's Gunvald Glarkrog played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugon Dyczkowski in the 41st minute of play. After 47 minutes, Valdemar Ginhart mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Strib Galacticos IF and the AKS Kozienice players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 47th match minute, Strib Galacticos IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdemar Ginhart to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zachariasz Zachemski to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zhang Song Fan in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gunvald Glarkrog saved Strib Galacticos IF from getting behind. Gunvald Glarkrog made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhang Song Fan in the 57th minute of play. Strib Galacticos IF's Gunvald Glarkrog played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhang Song Fan in the 61st minute of play. After 62 minutes, Edward Czech mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AKS Kozienice and the Strib Galacticos IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 62 played minutes AKS Kozienice got a freekick which was hit by Edward Czech. 64 minutes into the game, Romeo Strobel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Strib Galacticos IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AKS Kozienice the free kick. Romeo Strobel kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Dawid Brudzisz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karljohan Bjørnson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AKS Kozienice's Dawid Brudzisz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save AKS Kozienice from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugon Dyczkowski in the 77th minute of play forced Strib Galacticos IF's goalkeeper Gunvald Glarkrog to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zachariasz Zachemski in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gunvald Glarkrog prevented the ball from getting in the gole. AKS Kozienice's Zula Osielski was substituted for Markos Kakogiannis. AKS Kozienice's Hermenegildo Menezes quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Timo Rokmann, made in the 83rd minute of the game. 84 minutes into the match, Strib Galacticos IF's goal looked a bit too open when Elia Pietrantoni came free, but Gunvald Glarkrog reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Elia Pietrantoni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AKS Kozienice fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Zachariasz Zachemski struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Gunvald Glarkrog didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AKS Kozienice. Gunvald Glarkrog took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Pietrantoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Strib Galacticos IF's Duda Vargas got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Gunvald Glarkrog took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Pietrantoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Strib Galacticos IF's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.