U21 World League

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Slawomir Mudry kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute Slawomir Mudry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taio Elias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grzegorz Zjawin took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Taio Elias. Taio Elias 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. With 27 minutes on the clock, Inguma Baños commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 27th minute, one of U.D. Mancini:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for U.D. Mancini. In the 29th minute there was a penalty for TS Wisła Kraków. Mateusz Cwojdak stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Taio Elias. 0-2. Xerardo Pujol who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Zenon Chlapowski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. U.D. Mancini's Taio Elias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slawomir Mudry in the 34th minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Slawomir Mudry came free, but Taio Elias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mingo Macia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half TS Wisła Kraków were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xerardo Pujol to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, TS Wisła Kraków's Zbyszko Dobrowski got a free kick in the 51st minute. Slawomir Mudry could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Taio Elias made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Xerardo Pujol managed to get in a good position for a shot. U.D. Mancini's supporters rose to their feet, but Xerardo Pujol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zenon Chlapowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, TS Wisła Kraków's Karol Olender got a free kick in the 61st minute. Barto Ribas's late challenge caught a TS Wisła Kraków's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Barto Ribas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st match minute, U.D. Mancini was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Barto Ribas to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to U.D. Mancini getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Barto Ribas hit a great ball. Taio Elias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grzegorz Zjawin, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Karol Olender kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. The throw-in from Karol Olender in the 78th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U.D. Mancini's Isandro Esperta. Zenon Chlapowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Herrero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Taio Elias made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Slawomir Mudry sent off a good shot on target. 83 minutes into the match, Thomas Herrero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zenon Chlapowski. TS Wisła Kraków's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thomas Herrero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Karol Olender kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match.