U23 World League

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bogdan Jakubiak took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, Gocław Wilga Warszawa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arkadiusz Nikodemski to maneuver through the defense. Bogdan Jakubiak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcus Svanér made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Jakubiak in the 14th minute of play. Gocław Wilga Warszawa's Beniamin Niedziela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Gocław Wilga Warszawa from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, Eleven Nation Army's Beniamin Niedziela threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Karl-Magnus Spetz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Bogdan Jakubiak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcus Svanér was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Gocław Wilga Warszawa's Wiktor Ostrowski got a free kick in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Gocław Wilga Warszawa's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Magnus Spetz came free, but Beniamin Niedziela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bogdan Jakubiak in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcus Svanér prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 35 minutes, Karl-Magnus Spetz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eleven Nation Army's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karl-Magnus Spetz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 37 played minutes Gocław Wilga Warszawa got a freekick which was hit by Arkadiusz Nikodemski. Karl-Magnus Spetz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gustaf Vidman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Beniamin Niedziela made a huge save. In the 42ndth minute of the game Bogumil Paprotny who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Gocław Wilga Warszawa's Jakub Logewnik was substituted for Arkadiusz Nikodemski. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gustaf Vidman was the one to do the kick off. Karl-Magnus Spetz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Boruc Motowski fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gocław Wilga Warszawa's protests and gave Boruc Motowski a yellow card for diving instead. When Gustaf Vidman came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Eleven Nation Army 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 Gustaf Vidman couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bogumil Paprotny during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 62nd match minute, Gocław Wilga Warszawa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bogumil Paprotny to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Gocław Wilga Warszawa defense, Felix Gudmundsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Beniamin Niedziela. The Gocław Wilga Warszawa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Beniamin Niedziela should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bogdan Jakubiak got free with Marcus Svanér in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Felix Gudmundsson kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér got control of the ball when Bogdan Jakubiak tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Gudmundsson during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Gocław Wilga Warszawa booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Gudmundsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gocław Wilga Warszawa's Bogumil Paprotny couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 79th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Eleven Nation Army. If Radowit Poteralski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the match, Gocław Wilga Warszawa's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Gudmundsson came free, but Beniamin Niedziela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ingvar Fristedt kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match.