U21 World League

Estadi Plantadis
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Avellano Amer kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Taio Cano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute, Leon Walec ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kevin Verdu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Dariusz Knopek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Kevin Verdu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karol Jarmulowicz took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kevin Verdu. Kevin Verdu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 18th minute, Gartzea Ucero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grzegorz Falk in the 23rd minute of play forced El Pasteral F.C's goalkeeper Kevin Verdu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Karol Jarmulowicz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Grzegorz Falk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kevin Verdu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Kevin Verdu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grzegorz Falk's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute, Anakoz Valcarcel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the match, El Pasteral F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Walec came free, but Kevin Verdu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 41 minutes, Emil Anszczak successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Leon Walec made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Grzegorz Falk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Kevin Verdu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Avellano Amer 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. Leon Walec might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kevin Verdu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leon Walec ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 62nd minute, Sotero Serena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tadeusz Bryk came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the AC Raczyny 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 Tadeusz Bryk couldn't finish the play. After having played for 70 minutes, Grzegorz Falk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Raczyny's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grzegorz Falk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kevin Verdu was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Grzegorz Falk capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Grzegorz Falk really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. Kevin Verdu made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Leon Walec sent off a good shot on target. 85 minutes into the match, El Pasteral F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Grzegorz Falk came free, but Kevin Verdu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kevin Verdu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Walec in the 86th minute of play. Grzegorz Falk took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kevin Verdu. Kevin Verdu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. Kevin Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karol Jarmulowicz in the 92nd minute of the match. Gartzea Ucero hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. AC Raczyny's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.