National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Walery Cieliczka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 8 minutes into the game, Gordan Mullan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Ireland's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Poland the free kick. Gordan Mullan kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Brann Morrison's late challenge caught a U21 Poland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Brann Morrison helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of U21 Poland booed when U21 Ireland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brann Morrison didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baiste O'Neill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boleslaw Michnik in the 13th minute of the match. Baiste O'Neill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucjan Kochanowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Walery Cieliczka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. U21 Ireland's Baiste O'Neill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walery Cieliczka in the 22nd minute of play. Baiste O'Neill didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Boleslaw Michnik went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When Tobiasz Zajonc fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Poland's protests and gave Tobiasz Zajonc a yellow card for diving instead. In the 28th match minute, U21 Poland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobiasz Zajonc to maneuver through the defense. When Artt Crowe came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the U21 Ireland 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 Artt Crowe couldn't finish the play. U21 Ireland's Baiste O'Neill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucjan Kochanowski in the 33rd minute of play. Baiste O'Neill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boleslaw Michnik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brann Morrison might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Artur Pyczkowski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Brann Morrison ran back to his position shaking his head. U21 Poland's attentive Lucjan Kochanowski managed to snatch the ball when Bart Mis made a throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game. 44 minutes into the game, Tolek Barna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Poland's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Ireland the free kick. In the 44th minute, Tolek Barna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Walery Cieliczka to make the kick off. Lucjan Kochanowski's late challenge caught a U21 Ireland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucjan Kochanowski helped the player get up and apologised. 55 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Donavon Dalton came free, but Artur Pyczkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. During the 55th minute of the match Lucjan Kochanowski completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Lucjan Kochanowski a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 56 played minutes U21 Poland got a freekick which was hit by Lucjan Kochanowski. In the 59th minute Donavon Dalton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Pyczkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Poland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Artt Crowe was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Ireland's players had a chance to rest. U21 Ireland's Artt Crowe was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Artur Pyczkowski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Artur Pyczkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kain McJohn, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 65 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Danann McStephen came free, but Artur Pyczkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baiste O'Neill made an important save on a dangerous shot by Walery Cieliczka in the 67th minute. U21 Poland made a substitution. Witold Pusiak replaced Boleslaw Michnik. U21 Ireland made a substitution. Tirloch Harkin replaced Artt Crowe. Brann Morrison hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Baiste O'Neill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walery Cieliczka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artur Pyczkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brann Morrison in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Phelan Ghee hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Baiste O'Neill stood somewhat misplaced when Walery Cieliczka came free in front of goal and shot 0-2 to the left of him in the 75 minute. U21 Poland's Artur Pyczkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donavon Dalton in the 78th minute of play. Bartosz Loncki charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bartosz Loncki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bartosz Loncki hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute of the match Kain McJohn shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artur Pyczkowski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Dariusz Czerniejewski hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, Dariusz Czerniejewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Baiste O'Neill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Witold Pusiak in the 91st minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, U21 Ireland's goalkeeper Baiste O'Neill had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Walery Cieliczka. Baiste O'Neill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Witold Pusiak in the 95th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. U21 Poland had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.