U18 World League

HSB Arena
Spectators: 7841 (Terracing: 5882, Seating: 1803, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Michal Kavalec started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute Arkadiusz Czajkowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jozef Cipa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Olimpia HSB's Arkadiusz Czajkowski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jozef Cipa. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. Damian Grucza hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Maciej Pusiak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Kavalec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 played minutes Olimpia HSB got a freekick which was hit by Konrad Puch. In the 13th minute Ľubomír Považský shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maciej Pusiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 14 minutes of play, Olimpia HSB's Zbigniew Galagan made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jozef Cipa was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Michal Kavalec had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute, Olimpia HSB's Zbigniew Galagan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jozef Cipa. Jozef Cipa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. 30 minutes into the game, Móric Rataj cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Maciej Pusiak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 37 minutes, Konrad Puch mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olimpia HSB and the Kukova United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Olimpia HSB's Konrad Puch got a free kick in the 37th minute. Jozef Cipa made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Zbigniew Galagan sent off a good shot on target. 44 minutes into the game, Eduard Lajčin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kukova United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Olimpia HSB the free kick. After a rather tough play, Kukova United's Eduard Lajčin got a free kick in the 44th minute. Arkadiusz Czajkowski's shot from long distance in the 45th minute was not bad at all, but Kukova United's Jozef Cipa knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Jozef Cipa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zbigniew Galagan went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Damian Grucza to strike the kick off in the second half. Zbigniew Galagan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Maciej Pusiak successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 69 minutes into the game, Olimpia HSB's Arkadiusz Czajkowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jozef Cipa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. After some careless play in the Kukova United defense, Konrad Puch kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jozef Cipa. The Kukova United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jozef Cipa should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olgierd Wielgopolski during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 78th minute, Kukova United's František Bogdanovský dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 7-2. In the 83rd minute, Konrad Puch left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Olimpia HSB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konrad Puch in the 91st minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Jozef Cipa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the game, Konrad Puch cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-2. Jozef Cipa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There was no doubt that Olimpia HSB were the better team. Olimpia HSB's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.