U21 World League

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 8491 (Terracing: 6369, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) Deng Kun Xu was extremely unlucky when he, in the 12th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. KN ZGORZELEC's Piotr Pietrowiak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save KN ZGORZELEC from getting a goal against them. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by KN ZGORZELEC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Roland Smolarek was slow to take the kick. During this time C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's players had a chance to rest. Arkadiusz Jarek thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Piotr Pietrowiak, a very annoying self made goal in the 18th minute which led to 1-0. Marian Niedzwiecki took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yang Ming Ran. Yang Ming Ran dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Yang Ming Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marian Niedzwiecki in the 28th minute of play. With a little luck, KN ZGORZELEC's Piotr Pietrowiak got control of the ball when Deng Kun Xu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cazimir Bărbătescu made a great header on C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's corner, it was just that KN ZGORZELEC's Piotr Pietrowiak managed to reach the ball for a save. Antoni Pisarczyk hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Deng Kun Xu in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Piotr Pietrowiak saved KN ZGORZELEC from getting behind. After 45 minutes KN ZGORZELEC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roland Smolarek who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Roland Smolarek got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Piotr Pietrowiak quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Deng Kun Xu might have been able to make a better finish in the 48th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Piotr Pietrowiak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Deng Kun Xu ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, KN ZGORZELEC's Piotr Pietrowiak got control of the ball when Deng Kun Xu tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Deng Kun Xu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Marian Niedzwiecki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yang Ming Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Piotr Pietrowiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deng Kun Xu in the 60th minute of the match. Deng Kun Xu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Piotr Pietrowiak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. Piotr Pietrowiak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deng Kun Xu, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Deng Kun Xu might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Piotr Pietrowiak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Deng Kun Xu ran back to his position shaking his head. Piotr Pietrowiak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deng Kun Xu, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the match, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislaw Sienkiewicz came free, but Yang Ming Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Deng Kun Xu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KN ZGORZELEC the free kick. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L made a substitution. Iordache Donici replaced Roland Smolarek. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L made a substitution. Herminio Vincente replaced Emanuel Buciuman. After a rather tough play, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Deng Kun Xu got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute of the match Tymoteusz Gdaniec shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yang Ming Ran showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Piotr Pietrowiak came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Deng Kun Xu. But to his dismay, Deng Kun Xu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Piotr Pietrowiak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iordache Donici, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 92nd minute, Iordache Donici left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C Ａ R D I N Ａ L fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The C Ａ R D I N Ａ L fans cheered their team off the field, for while KN ZGORZELEC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.