U21 World League

Old Grove Stadium
Spectators: 8577 (Terracing: 6434, Seating: 1972, VIP seats: 171) Arkadiusz Walec started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute Arkadiusz Walec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filip Garaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arkadiusz Walec in the 9th minute of play forced AFK Petržalka's goalkeeper Filip Garaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filip Garaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arkadiusz Walec, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. A throw-in in the 14th minute of the game was made by Iwo Rykaczewski with Arkadiusz Walec as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Martin Fossum managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFK Petržalka's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Fossum was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Espen Granerud breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Filip Garaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkadiusz Walec in the 17th minute of the match. After some careless play in the AFK Petržalka defense, Robert Bendyk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Filip Garaj. The AFK Petržalka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Filip Garaj should have stopped the shot. Arkadiusz Walec blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Filip Garaj having to make a save. Filip Garaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arkadiusz Walec in the 23rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, AFK Petržalka's Daniel Zdanowicz got a free kick in the 24th minute. Filip Garaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkadiusz Walec in the 25th minute of the match. Espen Granerud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Fossum in the 26th minute of the match. Martin Fossum struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Espen Granerud didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFK Petržalka. Espen Granerud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Fossum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34thth minute of the game Martin Fossum who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hahay's Espen Granerud was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Hahay getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Robert Bendyk hit a great ball. Martin Fossum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute, Arkadiusz Walec ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Filip Garaj was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After the first half Hahay were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Espen Granerud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Fossum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd minute Martin Fossum shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Espen Granerud saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, AFK Petržalka's Filip Garaj got control of the ball when Robert Bendyk tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 59 played minutes Hahay got a freekick which was hit by Krzysztof Soroka. Hahay made a substitution. Walery Roman replaced Robert Bendyk. In the 62nd minute Martin Fossum shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Espen Granerud saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 65 played minutes AFK Petržalka got a freekick which was hit by Wang Lin Xiao. AFK Petržalka made a substitution. Nino Marcelli replaced Eärendil Carabajal. AFK Petržalka's Erik Jirka was substituted for Rick Haremeijer. In the 68th minute, Nikola Krstović 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. Arkadiusz Walec blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Filip Garaj having to make a save. Filip Garaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arkadiusz Walec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zdanowicz's late challenge caught a Hahay's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Zdanowicz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th match minute, AFK Petržalka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Zdanowicz to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Hahay booed when AFK Petržalka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Zdanowicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. The corner led to Hahay's Krzysztof Soroka getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 81st minute, Víctor Antov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute, Víctor Antov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Espen Granerud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikola Krstović in the 85th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Hahay's goalkeeper Espen Granerud, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. AFK Petržalka's Filip Garaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gökmen Parshan in the 94th minute of play. Arnalt Teresa hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Hahay players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.