U21 World League

Sosnowiec Area
Spectators: 7967 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chaouki Ben Rau started the match with the kick off. Vute Baliev made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Dobromir Raszkiewicz sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chaouki Ben Rau got free with Vute Baliev in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vute Baliev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chaouki Ben Rau in the 15th minute of the match. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind DARAS's goalkeeper Vute Baliev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostadin Mazhdrakov in the 23rd minute of play forced F.C. Sosnowiec's goalkeeper Dominik Zworski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chaouki Ben Rau struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Vute Baliev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C. Sosnowiec. Nano Mitrashkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Dominik Zworski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 32 minutes into the game, Chaouki Ben Rau lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Vute Baliev. Ulryk Grocholski kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Dobromir Raszkiewicz hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the match, DARAS's goal looked a bit too open when Chaouki Ben Rau came free, but Vute Baliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Chaouki Ben Rau came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the F.C. Sosnowiec 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 Chaouki Ben Rau couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Boncho Zhilev to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Chaouki Ben Rau ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vute Baliev was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Chaouki Ben Rau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 57th minute, Chaouki Ben Rau made a precise shot to the right of Vute Baliev. DARAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 61st minute, Zahari Kerekov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind DARAS's goalkeeper Vute Baliev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to F.C. Sosnowiec getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Witalis Sitko hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Witalis Sitko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chaouki Ben Rau in the 81st minute of play forced DARAS's goalkeeper Vute Baliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the match, F.C. Sosnowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Boncho Zhilev came free, but Dominik Zworski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dominik Zworski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nano Mitrashkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. F.C. Sosnowiec had played much better football throughout.