National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eric Hahnel got the match started through his kick off. Poland's Szczepan Czajka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Hahnel in the 3rd minute of play. Gustaw Petrasz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Igor Akinfeev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Szczepan Czajka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kirill Chimevich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th match minute, Poland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damazy Turacki to maneuver through the defense. Petr Kolatinskiy made in the 12th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Zinoviy Aidarov however managed to control. Gustaw Petrasz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Akinfeev having to interfere. Szczepan Czajka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kirill Chimevich, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. With a little luck, Russia's Igor Akinfeev got control of the ball when Gustaw Petrasz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 26th minute, Ilya Kondrashov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Russia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Szczepan Czajka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Lovchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Szczepan Czajka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Hahnel, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Szczepan Czajka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilya Kondrashov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute Waclaw Domaradzki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Akinfeev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Szczepan Czajka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilya Kondrashov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the game, Russia's Ilya Kondrashov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Szczepan Czajka made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Waclaw Domaradzki was the one to do the kick off. Waclaw Domaradzki might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Igor Akinfeev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Waclaw Domaradzki ran back to his position shaking his head. 54 minutes into the match, Russia's goal looked a bit too open when Waclaw Domaradzki came free, but Igor Akinfeev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 55 minutes, Kirill Chimevich managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Russia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kirill Chimevich was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nil Hazbulatov kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Szczepan Czajka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilya Kondrashov in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the game, Kirill Chimevich cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Szczepan Czajka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A sloppy throw-in by Nil Hazbulatov in the 63rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Poland's Stanislaw Bronder. Szczepan Czajka stood somewhat misplaced when Eric Hahnel came free in front of goal and shot 0-4 to the left of him in the 69 minute. Russia's Leonard Volynin was substituted for Kirill Chimevich. Poland's Stanislaw Tobaczewski was substituted for Ante Rebić. Roch Rozanski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Igor Akinfeev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Igor Akinfeev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roch Rozanski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute Zinoviy Aidarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Szczepan Czajka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Igor Akinfeev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roch Rozanski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roch Rozanski in the 81st minute of play forced Russia's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 played minutes Russia got a freekick which was hit by Gleb Kudryashov. If Eric Hahnel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Akinfeev came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Poland's Roch Rozanski. But to his dismay, Roch Rozanski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Olgierd Madajczyk took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Igor Akinfeev. Igor Akinfeev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. Olgierd Madajczyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Igor Akinfeev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stepan Vinogradov in the 94th minute of play forced Poland's goalkeeper Szczepan Czajka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute Roch Rozanski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Akinfeev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute Roch Rozanski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Akinfeev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Poland's Szczepan Czajka got control of the ball when Leonard Volynin tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Poland supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Russia's performance. The match ended with a win for Russia.
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