U18 World League

Rullande Boll
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Juliusz Piesciuk started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ got a freekick which was hit by Konrad Bierfass. 8 minutes into the game, Eugeniusz Rakoski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RullaBoll the free kick. The supporters of RullaBoll booed when KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugeniusz Rakoski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute, Yngve Ekström made a precise shot to the right of Bernard Barowicz. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The supporters of KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ booed when RullaBoll was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Einar Ekeroth didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute of the match Stefan Rutkowski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aron Dahlberg skillfully saved the ball. In the 20th minute Barnaba Boruta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Dahlberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's goalkeeper Bernard Barowicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yngve Ekström. 27 minutes into the match, RullaBoll's goal looked a bit too open when Juliusz Piesciuk came free, but Aron Dahlberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Rutkowski took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aron Dahlberg. RullaBoll's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's goal looked a bit too open when Jimmy Eliasson came free, but Bernard Barowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ryszard Dranka hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Daniel Kostka hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ were furious when Stefan Rutkowski was red carded, 47 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee gave RullaBoll a penalty, 50 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jimmy Eliasson, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Bernard Barowicz. 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jimmy Eliasson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Juliusz Piesciuk got a free kick in the 55th minute. Jimmy Eliasson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bernard Barowicz. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's zone, Yngve Ekström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernard Barowicz came out of the goal and Yngve Ekström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 62nd minute, Eugeniusz Rakoski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute of the match, Eugeniusz Rakoski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Aron Dahlberg was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. RullaBoll's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Tolek Pankowski scored to the left of an out of position Aron Dahlberg, making the score, 2-1. When Tolek Pankowski came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ 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 Tolek Pankowski couldn't finish the play. In the 76th match minute, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tolek Pankowski to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, RullaBoll's Erik Björklund got a free kick in the 82nd minute. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Juliusz Piesciuk couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for RullaBoll. In the 95th minute, Anton Nordlund ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bernard Barowicz was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimmy Eliasson in the 98th minute of play forced KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's goalkeeper Bernard Barowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. RullaBoll's Aron Dahlberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 99th minute of the match, managed to save RullaBoll from getting a goal against them. Many of KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ may have spent more time on the ball, but RullaBoll were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.