U21 World League

ZELAZNE W LASKU
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Borys Pruss got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Benedykt Nienajadlo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 5 minutes, Aaron Anselmino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pilar FC and the SMOCZANKA MIELEC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 5th match minute, Pilar FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Anselmino to maneuver through the defense. Pilar FC's Cirilo Micael proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Pilar FC from getting a goal against them. Cirilo Micael made an important save on a dangerous shot by Przemyslaw Frankowski in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Lluc in the 13th minute of play forced SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goalkeeper Zygmunt Gniech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cirilo Micael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borys Pruss, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goal looked a bit too open when Paolo Lalla came free, but Zygmunt Gniech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Dominik Mazierski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cirilo Micael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 minutes of play, Pilar FC's Pedro Lluc made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zygmunt Gniech was left in no man's land by his defense there! 24 minutes into the match, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Gregory came free, but Zygmunt Gniech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Herbert Bulkiewicz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Cirilo Micael. Herbert Bulkiewicz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. In the 29th minute, Federico Truylos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cirilo Micael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herbert Bulkiewicz in the 35th minute of the match. Nicolas Gregory scored 2-3 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zygmunt Gniech, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 48th minute SMOCZANKA MIELEC were awarded a corner. Borys Pruss went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Borys Pruss got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cirilo Micael quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Disappointed in the 2-3 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 Pedro Lluc to make the kick off. In the 56th minute Pedro Lluc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zygmunt Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zygmunt Gniech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Lluc in the 57th minute of the match. After 60 played minutes SMOCZANKA MIELEC got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Cizeski. In the 61stth minute of the game Denis Sansone who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SMOCZANKA MIELEC's Zygmunt Gniech was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Paolo Lalla hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute Pedro Lluc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zygmunt Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Herbert Bulkiewicz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cirilo Micael having to interfere. Zygmunt Gniech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Sansone, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Herbert Bulkiewicz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cirilo Micael having to make a save. Pilar FC's Cirilo Micael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herbert Bulkiewicz in the 88th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Nicolas Gregory dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zygmunt Gniech, 2-6. Pilar FC played a much better game than SMOCZANKA MIELEC and deserved their victory. The SMOCZANKA MIELEC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.