National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Danann O'Brien started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danann O'Brien in the 2nd minute of play forced Poland's goalkeeper Aleksander Lukasik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Brandan McJames managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when Poland's Norbert Cieliczka fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Aleksander Lukasik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brendanus McMichel, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Brandan McJames showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tytus Puch in the 10th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Norbert Cieliczka kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Brandan McJames. That made the score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. After having played for 17 minutes, Brendanus McMichel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ireland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Brendanus McMichel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Ireland defense, Norbert Cieliczka kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Brandan McJames. The Ireland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Brandan McJames should have stopped the shot. Aleksander Lukasik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peadar Kelly, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Norbert Cieliczka got free with Brandan McJames in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Norbert Cieliczka came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Poland fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Norbert Cieliczka couldn't finish the play. Brandan McJames made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norbert Cieliczka in the 30th minute of play. Aleksander Lukasik stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Brendanus McMichel's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Brandan McJames showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tytus Puch, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Aleksander Lukasik stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Brendanus McMichel's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Brandan McJames made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tytus Puch in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The audience was convinced that Danann O'Brien's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aleksander Lukasik was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 54th match minute, Ireland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Prunty to maneuver through the defense. Ireland's Brandan McJames played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norbert Cieliczka in the 55th minute of play. Ireland's Brandan McJames played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norbert Cieliczka in the 61st minute of play. Poland's Herbert Cielencki was substituted for Roch Madej. 68 minutes into the match, Norbert Cieliczka had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brandan McJames. Ireland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Norbert Cieliczka was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Aleksander Lukasik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Bayes, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 81st minute Ireland were awarded a corner. Hayes Byrne went to the cornerflag to take it. Ireland's Brandan McJames played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norbert Cieliczka in the 84th minute of play. Poland's Aleksander Lukasik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Bayes in the 86th minute of play. After 88 played minutes Poland got a freekick which was hit by Marek Huk. Brandan McJames showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norbert Cieliczka in the 93rd minute of the match. Berrach Dalton charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Berrach Dalton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ireland getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Berrach Dalton hit a great ball. Poland made a substitution. Krzysztof Bartoszek replaced Roland Galaska. Ireland's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.