U18 World League

im Hamadeja Tomiczka
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrzej Filipowski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wasyl Sidorowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rhys Rathmell in the 4th minute of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Slawomir Sikola was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Karpaty Krosno's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Korona Kielce the free kick. In the 4th match minute, Karpaty Krosno was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slawomir Sikola to maneuver through the defense. In the 5th minute of the match Richie Dearden sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wasyl Sidorowicz skillfully saved the ball. In the 10th minute, Wladyslaw Pietras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Korona Kielce's Richard Brearley proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Korona Kielce from getting a goal against them. Wasyl Sidorowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tyrone Kirkpatrick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Korona Kielce's Neil Hinshelwood got a free kick in the 24th minute. Waldemar Prusek blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Richard Brearley having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Karpaty Krosno's Slawomir Sikola got a free kick in the 32nd minute. When Korona Kielce's Benji Eubank in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Karpaty Krosno's goalie prevented a goal. Tyrone Kirkpatrick fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wasyl Sidorowicz having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Andrzej Filipowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karpaty Krosno fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Rhys Rathmell made the kick off in the second half. 70 minutes into the match, Korona Kielce's goal looked a bit too open when Waldemar Prusek came free, but Richard Brearley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Dariusz Perkowski came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Karpaty Krosno fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dariusz Perkowski couldn't finish the play. Korona Kielce made a substitution. Billie Wakefield replaced Martyn Van Der Hoorn. A collision led to Korona Kielce getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Nick Holyfield hit a great ball. When Korona Kielce's Rhys Rathmell in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Karpaty Krosno's goalie prevented a goal. Korona Kielce's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.