U21 World League

Hlonda Hill Stadium
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1886, VIP seats: 164) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Izydor Turacki started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Hlonda Boyz got a freekick which was hit by Wágner Saldanha. Tough and Tasty FC's Magnus Hägglund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Tough and Tasty FC from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Stefan Hultman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Szymon Gierasik was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 8th minute, Boleslaw Wyrostek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Izydor Turacki got free with Magnus Hägglund in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Szymon Gierasik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Hultman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Magnus Hägglund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kong Cheng Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Izydor Turacki during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 17 played minutes Hlonda Boyz got a freekick which was hit by Izydor Turacki. 24 minutes into the match, Tough and Tasty FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kong Cheng Xi came free, but Magnus Hägglund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Szymon Gierasik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Hultman in the 28th minute of play. After some careless play in the Tough and Tasty FC defense, Kong Cheng Xi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Magnus Hägglund. The Tough and Tasty FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Magnus Hägglund should have stopped the shot. If Kong Cheng Xi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute, Maciej Wietrzychowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Hlonda Boyz's Boleslaw Wyrostek got a free kick in the 44th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stefan Hultman was the one to do the kick off. Hlonda Boyz's attentive Benedykt Zakrzewski managed to snatch the ball when Evert Ros made a throw-in in the 51st minute of the game. Cefero Gala could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Szymon Gierasik made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Hultman in the 60th minute of play forced Hlonda Boyz's goalkeeper Szymon Gierasik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kong Cheng Xi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Magnus Hägglund read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Hlonda Boyz's Kong Cheng Xi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Magnus Hägglund narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Hlonda Boyz booed when Tough and Tasty FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cefero Gala didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute, Cefero Gala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th minute Cefero Gala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Szymon Gierasik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 92 minutes, Maciej Wietrzychowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hlonda Boyz and the Tough and Tasty FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, one of Hlonda Boyz: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 Hlonda Boyz. When the match had been going on for 93 minutes, Tough and Tasty FC's Yao Ying Chen got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Szymon Gierasik. In the 97th minute, Stefan Hultman reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Szymon Gierasik. The goal made the score 1-2. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Tough and Tasty FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.