U23 World League

Björkö Stadion
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Elias Strömqvist made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd minute Maciej Betonowy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariusz Zdeb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute of the match Działki Leśne Gdynia got a corner. Björkö BK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Witold Trynda ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of Działki Leśne Gdynia booed when Björkö BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timmy Vedholm didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maciej Betonowy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Mariusz Zdeb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mariusz Zdeb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Witold Trynda in the 13th minute of the match. Działki Leśne Gdynia's Eugeniusz Polkoski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niclas Wassenius in the 15th minute of play. Mariusz Zdeb showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walery Rudy, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Elias Strömqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugeniusz Polkoski having to interfere. Mariusz Zdeb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Witold Trynda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Björkö BK's goal looked a bit too open when Witold Trynda came free, but Mariusz Zdeb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bogumil Rukszcz during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Działki Leśne Gdynia getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Bogumil Rukszcz hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jerry Hedman got free with Eugeniusz Polkoski in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Działki Leśne Gdynia booed when Björkö BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmund Back didn't get a good kick on the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Cyryl Borcz threw the ball into play from the sideline. Björkö BK's Karl-Åke Smed quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Eugeniusz Polkoski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt-Åke Nordkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the game, Działki Leśne Gdynia's Witold Trynda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mariusz Zdeb made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Mariusz Zdeb showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Witold Trynda, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Björkö BK's attentive Anders Lundin managed to snatch the ball when Maciej Betonowy made a throw-in in the 55th minute of the game. Alfred Rutkowski hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After 62 minutes Działki Leśne Gdynia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anders Lundin who took care of the corner kick. Björkö BK's Mariusz Zdeb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dariusz Modrzewski in the 66th minute of play. Mariusz Zdeb came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Działki Leśne Gdynia's Witold Trynda. But to his dismay, Witold Trynda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Edmund Back hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Działki Leśne Gdynia's Eugeniusz Polkoski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Strömqvist in the 77th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Działki Leśne Gdynia's goal looked a bit too open when Elias Strömqvist came free, but Eugeniusz Polkoski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elias Strömqvist in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eugeniusz Polkoski saved Działki Leśne Gdynia from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Działki Leśne Gdynia's zone, Bengt-Åke Nordkvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eugeniusz Polkoski came out of the goal and Bengt-Åke Nordkvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eugeniusz Polkoski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Strömqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Witold Trynda struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Mariusz Zdeb didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Działki Leśne Gdynia. Mariusz Zdeb was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Witold Trynda showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 93 minute of play. Działki Leśne Gdynia's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.