National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mateusz Czerner got the match started through his kick off. After 7 minutes of play, Poland's Leonard Kasperowicz made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Per-Arne Rudqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! Poland's attentive Jedrzej Bronkala managed to snatch the ball when Fredrik Mattsson made a throw-in in the 15th minute of the game. Per-Arne Rudqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Kasperowicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fredrik Mattsson hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Sweden's Fredrik Mattsson managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jedrzej Bronkala in the 19 minute of the game. Per-Arne Rudqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateusz Czerner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Per-Arne Rudqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateusz Czerner in the 27th minute of the match. Klement Klimkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidney Crosby in the 28th minute of the match. Klement Klimkiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidney Crosby in the 31st minute of play. Klement Klimkiewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sidney Crosby, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Poland's Klement Klimkiewicz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Poland from getting a goal against them. Klement Klimkiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidney Crosby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mateusz Czerner struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Per-Arne Rudqvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Poland. After a rather tough play, Sweden's Fredrik Mattsson got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Wlodzimierz Cizeski hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. If Sidney Crosby had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Sweden made a substitution. André Apelqvist replaced Fredrik Mattsson. Sweden's Klas Bäcklin was substituted for Joseph Olenberg. In the 53rd minute Sidney Crosby shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klement Klimkiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Poland's attentive Jedrzej Bronkala managed to snatch the ball when André Apelqvist made a throw-in in the 56th minute of the game. Poland's Aureliusz Rasialdo was substituted for Wlodzimierz Cizeski. André Apelqvist made in the 61st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Poland's Daniel Kaczeniak. In the 63rd minute, Sidney Crosby 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. Mateusz Czerner's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Per-Arne Rudqvist firmly grabbed it by the left post. Per-Arne Rudqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateusz Czerner in the 69th minute of play. If Mateusz Czerner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Sidney Crosby had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Klement Klimkiewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sidney Crosby, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Aureliusz Rasialdo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Per-Arne Rudqvist made a huge save. With a little luck, Sweden's Per-Arne Rudqvist got control of the ball when Andrzej Rukszcz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 90th match minute, Sweden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Apelqvist to maneuver through the defense. André Apelqvist charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed André Apelqvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Poland booed when Sweden was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Apelqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Sweden's goalkeeper Per-Arne Rudqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrzej Rukszcz. The Poland supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Poland would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.