U21 World League

Gocław Arena
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edmund Ziomkowski got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Leonid Alferov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Florian Mentus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Vorobiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 6th match minute, STORM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaroslav Komarov to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th match minute, Gocław Wilga Warszawa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Gondek to maneuver through the defense. 11 minutes into the match, Aleksandr Schukin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Florian Mentus. Gocław Wilga Warszawa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aleksandr Schukin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Matvey Mikhailov struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Florian Mentus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for STORM. In the 22nd match minute, Gocław Wilga Warszawa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tanek Penc to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the match, Valentin Vorobiev notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Gocław Wilga Warszawa's Florian Mentus. Florian Mentus was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Yaroslav Komarov hit a great ball. Florian Mentus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandr Schukin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariusz Sobczak hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the game, Bogdan Jakubiak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Igor Maley was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Aleksey Abibulaev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Gocław Wilga Warszawa's Szymon Piatek was substituted for Arkadiusz Nikodemski. Igor Maley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Ziomkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Wiktor Ostrowski hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. If Aleksey Abibulaev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Maley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmund Ziomkowski in the 64th minute of the match. Bogdan Jakubiak hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After 75 minutes, Aleksey Abibulaev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the STORM and the Gocław Wilga Warszawa players grew even worse after the yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet as STORM's Aleksey Abibulaev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Florian Mentus. That made the score 2-3 after 80 minutes of play. Mariusz Sobczak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Igor Maley stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmund Ziomkowski's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Gocław Wilga Warszawa's Florian Mentus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksandr Schukin in the 92nd minute of play. Aleksey Abibulaev took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Florian Mentus. Florian Mentus 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. The Gocław Wilga Warszawa fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. STORM were clearly better and deserved to take the win.