U21 World League

Tovia Qlepisko
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ryszard Gerlach started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Mikolaj Andryszyn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roch Frankowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, 1909 Tarnovia's goal looked a bit too open when Ryszard Gerlach came free, but Roch Frankowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roch Frankowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hieronim Pietrowicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hieronim Pietrowicz took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roch Frankowski. Roch Frankowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Tolek Glapiak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandru Căliman, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After 18 played minutes ZIELONE LUDKI got a freekick which was hit by Wincent Witwicki. Ryszard Gerlach hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the game, Alexandru Căliman recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tolek Glapiak. Alexandru Căliman showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. In the 31stth minute of the game Zenon Gaszynski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ZIELONE LUDKI's Tolek Glapiak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tolek Glapiak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barnaba Latkiewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wieslaw Tscherner hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Roch Frankowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikolaj Andryszyn in the 44th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alexandru Căliman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. ZIELONE LUDKI's Tolek Glapiak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zenon Gaszynski in the 51st minute of play. Tolek Glapiak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zenon Gaszynski, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Tolek Glapiak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Barnaba Latkiewicz's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute Alexandru Căliman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolek Glapiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mikolaj Andryszyn could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Roch Frankowski made a huge save. Tolek Glapiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Borys Majorski in the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hieronim Pietrowicz in the 68th minute of play forced 1909 Tarnovia's goalkeeper Roch Frankowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, 1909 Tarnovia's goalkeeper Roch Frankowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mikolaj Andryszyn. Tolek Glapiak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandru Căliman, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Witomir Pilsudski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roch Frankowski having to make a save. With a little luck, 1909 Tarnovia's Roch Frankowski got control of the ball when Teobald Dziatkowicz tried to sneak it across the goal line. ZIELONE LUDKI's Tolek Glapiak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandru Căliman in the 76th minute of play. Barnaba Latkiewicz might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tolek Glapiak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Barnaba Latkiewicz ran back to his position shaking his head. 1909 Tarnovia's Roch Frankowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save 1909 Tarnovia from getting a goal against them. Tolek Glapiak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borys Majorski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 86 minutes, Mikolaj Andryszyn mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ZIELONE LUDKI and the 1909 Tarnovia players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ZIELONE LUDKI getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Mikolaj Andryszyn hit a great ball. Tolek Glapiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zenon Gaszynski in the 88th minute of the match. The supporters of 1909 Tarnovia booed when ZIELONE LUDKI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wincent Witwicki didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zenon Gaszynski in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tolek Glapiak saved ZIELONE LUDKI from getting behind. In the 95th minute, Alexandru Căliman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 1909 Tarnovia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the ZIELONE LUDKI players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for 1909 Tarnovia.