U21 World League

BULLS ARENA
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5643, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Akis Dadamis made the kick off which started today's match. Marek Brudnicki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Stoltidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marek Brudnicki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akis Dadamis in the 7th minute of play. The KRK BULLS fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when KRK BULLS's Boguslaw Jaraczeski looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Marek Brudnicki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charalambos Lelopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pagos FC's Charalambos Lelopoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's Dimitris Stoltidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marek Brudnicki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 31st minute Akis Dadamis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marek Brudnicki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugon Knopek charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hugon Knopek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hugon Knopek hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The long shot by Eleftherios Karakotsos in the 41st minute really tested Marek Brudnicki's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Marek Brudnicki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alekos Papachristou in the 43rd minute of play. Pagos FC's Avraam Maggioros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boguslaw Jaraczeski in the 44th minute of play. Kacper Iwaszko took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Avraam Maggioros. Avraam Maggioros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Marek Brudnicki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charalambos Lelopoulos in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akis Dadamis in the 55th minute of play forced KRK BULLS's goalkeeper Marek Brudnicki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58th play minutes Dimitris Stoltidis shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Marek Brudnicki and just under the crossbar into goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filippos Alexiadis during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Filippos Alexiadis hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Kacper Iwaszko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Avraam Maggioros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Charalambos Lelopoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marek Brudnicki was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. KRK BULLS's Marek Brudnicki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eleftherios Karakotsos in the 78th minute of play. Marek Brudnicki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akis Dadamis in the 79th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Charalambos Lelopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marek Brudnicki. KRK BULLS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Charalambos Lelopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. When Boguslaw Jaraczeski fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KRK BULLS's protests and gave Boguslaw Jaraczeski a yellow card for diving instead. Pagos FC's Vaggelis Giannakidis was substituted for Dimitris Stoltidis. The supporters of Pagos FC booed when KRK BULLS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boguslaw Jaraczeski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Charalambos Lelopoulos scored 4-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marek Brudnicki, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 96 minutes into the game, Vaggelis Giannakidis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Marek Brudnicki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pagos FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.