U18 World League

Jana Pawła II
Spectators: 7764 (Terracing: 5824, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Konrad Zagrobelny kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kajetan Czciborek in the 4th minute of play forced Wiktoria Zajafka's goalkeeper Aureliusz Olender to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kazimierz Cipinski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teofil Badanowski in the 6th minute of the match. After 7 minutes, Tymoteusz Niewiadomski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KN ZGORZELEC and the Wiktoria Zajafka players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to KN ZGORZELEC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Tymoteusz Niewiadomski hit a great ball. Aureliusz Olender stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kajetan Czciborek's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. The audience was convinced that Kajetan Czciborek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aureliusz Olender was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Kajetan Czciborek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aureliusz Olender was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Aureliusz Olender took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konrad Zagrobelny, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wiktoria Zajafka's Aureliusz Olender played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kajetan Czciborek in the 21st minute of play. Aureliusz Olender showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konrad Zagrobelny, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 25th minute of the match, Teofil Badanowski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kazimierz Cipinski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 28th minute Konrad Zagrobelny shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aureliusz Olender saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Konrad Zagrobelny received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Aureliusz Olender tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aureliusz Olender showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konrad Zagrobelny, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. With a little luck, KN ZGORZELEC's Kazimierz Cipinski got control of the ball when Korneliusz Cieslak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Genaro Gattuso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aureliusz Olender took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konrad Zagrobelny, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Korneliusz Cieslak to make the kick off. If Kajetan Czciborek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aureliusz Olender made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kajetan Czciborek in the 53rd minute of play. The corner ended in Jedrzej Kissel almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Wiktoria Zajafka's Aureliusz Olender did a great save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Korneliusz Cieslak during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Korneliusz Cieslak hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute of the match Jedrzej Kissel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aureliusz Olender showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 59th match minute, KN ZGORZELEC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Hejza to maneuver through the defense. Konrad Zagrobelny's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Aureliusz Olender firmly grabbed it by the left post. Aureliusz Olender showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kajetan Czciborek, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Konrad Zagrobelny received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aureliusz Olender came out and tried to block the shot, but Konrad Zagrobelny slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 76th minute. Genaro Gattuso came free with the goalkeeper in the 81st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Aureliusz Olender could save by the left post. Korneliusz Cieslak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Kazimierz Cipinski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Wiktoria Zajafka getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Herbert Cebula hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kajetan Czciborek in the 90th minute of play forced Wiktoria Zajafka's goalkeeper Aureliusz Olender to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 played minutes KN ZGORZELEC got a freekick which was hit by Jedrzej Kissel. After 95 minutes of play, Wiktoria Zajafka's Korneliusz Cieslak made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kazimierz Cipinski was left in no man's land by his defense there! The KN ZGORZELEC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Wiktoria Zajafka from taking control. The game ends in a draw.