Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Witold Bycofski kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, TheLastDance's goalkeeper Zachariasz Kociniewski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Witold Bycofski. A nice corner shot did that Zdzislaw Rydzewski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zachariasz Kociniewski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Zachariasz Kociniewski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Witold Bycofski in the 11th minute. A collision led to U21 Poland getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Igor Andrychowski hit a great ball. When Igor Andrychowski fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Poland's protests and gave Igor Andrychowski a yellow card for diving instead. After 17 played minutes U21 Poland got a freekick which was hit by Igor Andrychowski. After some careless play in the U21 Poland defense, Edson-Arantes Maradona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tanek Wojtyna. The U21 Poland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tanek Wojtyna should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, TheLastDance's Zachariasz Kociniewski got control of the ball when Witold Bycofski tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qian Bin Zhen in the 22nd minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Tanek Wojtyna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 minutes of play, TheLastDance's Qian Bin Zhen made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tanek Wojtyna was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the U21 Poland defense, Qian Bin Zhen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tanek Wojtyna. The U21 Poland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tanek Wojtyna should have stopped the shot. Tanek Wojtyna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qian Bin Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qian Bin Zhen in the 31st minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Tanek Wojtyna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edson-Arantes Maradona in the 32nd minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Tanek Wojtyna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of TheLastDance booed when U21 Poland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kamilo Glik didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute Korneliusz Ochabski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tanek Wojtyna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Witold Bycofski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zachariasz Kociniewski firmly grabbed it by the left post. The referee felt a red card was in order, 42 minutes into the game, when Black Remi put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, U21 Poland's Black Remi got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Witold Bycofski struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Zachariasz Kociniewski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Poland. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edson-Arantes Maradona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Witold Bycofski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Zachariasz Kociniewski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With his leg Tanek Wojtyna managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when TheLastDance's Edson-Arantes Maradona fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. TheLastDance's Zachariasz Kociniewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witold Bycofski in the 61st minute of play. The supporters of U21 Poland booed when TheLastDance was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edson-Arantes Maradona didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Poland made a substitution. Grzegorz Czerwinski replaced Witold Bycofski. U21 Poland's Damian Furlit was substituted for Stanislaw Modliszewski. After 63 played minutes TheLastDance got a freekick which was hit by Edson-Arantes Maradona. Mariusz Truskovskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Zachariasz Kociniewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Igor Andrychowski kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Grzegorz Czerwinski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Poland fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Korneliusz Ochabski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Grzegorz Czerwinski in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zachariasz Kociniewski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edson-Arantes Maradona in the 82nd minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Tanek Wojtyna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TheLastDance made a substitution. Black Angel replaced Qian Bin Zhen. TheLastDance made a substitution. Miroslaw Brodzki replaced Roberto-Carlos Junior. U21 Poland were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of TheLastDance for a fine match.