U21 World League

Stadion Russówek
Spectators: 7783 (Terracing: 5838, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) Celestino Urbasa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barnaba Zachemski in the 5th minute of play forced Punk Fiction's goalkeeper Clemente Nikola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Dominik Dziedziak in the 16th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Punk Fiction's Esteve Casado. When Wladyslaw Mudry fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Russówek's protests and gave Wladyslaw Mudry a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Russówek getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Wladyslaw Mudry hit a great ball. In the 21st minute, Celestino Urbasa made a precise shot to the right of Lech Nakoneczny. Russówek's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 25th minute, Celestino Urbasa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lech Nakoneczny was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After 34 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Russówek! Lech Nakoneczny had in the 35thth minute some difficulties stopping Teodosio Monte's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Clemente Nikola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barnaba Zachemski in the 36th minute of play. Punk Fiction's Celestino Urbasa got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lech Nakoneczny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celestino Urbasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Clemente Nikola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radoslaw Penczkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Lech Nakoneczny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celestino Urbasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Barnaba Zachemski was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, one of Russówek:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Russówek. Lech Nakoneczny had in the 54thth minute some difficulties stopping Teodosio Monte's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Lech Nakoneczny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celestino Urbasa in the 62nd minute of the match. Russówek's Lech Nakoneczny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celestino Urbasa in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Punk Fiction's goal looked a bit too open when Rafal Latkiewicz came free, but Clemente Nikola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute Radoslaw Penczkowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Nikola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Celestino Urbasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Celestino Urbasa in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lech Nakoneczny prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Niceto Jurgi fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Punk Fiction's protests and gave Niceto Jurgi a yellow card for diving instead. After 74 played minutes Punk Fiction got a freekick which was hit by Niceto Jurgi. Punk Fiction's Clemente Nikola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witalis Majusiak in the 79th minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Punk Fiction's goal looked a bit too open when Barnaba Zachemski came free, but Clemente Nikola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 85 played minutes Punk Fiction got a freekick which was hit by Esteve Casado. After a defensive mix-up in Russówek's zone, Celestino Urbasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lech Nakoneczny came out of the goal and Celestino Urbasa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Punk Fiction supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Punk Fiction would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.