U21 World League

ETI Arena
Spectators: 7969 (Terracing: 5978, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stefan Czajkowski started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Vladislav Slaninka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zdzislaw Czermak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, NieETIkalni Lebork's Stefan Czajkowski got a free kick in the 5th minute. Zdzislaw Czermak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gao Zhen Chao, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Kukova United's Ivan Galoša sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zdzislaw Czermak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 20 minutes into the match, Kukova United's goal looked a bit too open when Franciszek Nuszkowski came free, but Anıl Baran Uslu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zdzislaw Czermak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from František Bera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Stefan Czajkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Franciszek Nuszkowski came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the NieETIkalni Lebork 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 Franciszek Nuszkowski couldn't finish the play. After 29 played minutes NieETIkalni Lebork got a freekick which was hit by Franciszek Nuszkowski. After a rather tough play, Kukova United's Klas Vallgren got a free kick in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franciszek Nuszkowski in the 31st minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Anıl Baran Uslu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute NieETIkalni Lebork were awarded a corner. Janusz Kanczuszewski went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Barnaba Madajczyk got free with Anıl Baran Uslu in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Kukova United's Anıl Baran Uslu got control of the ball when Barnaba Madajczyk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ivan Galoša took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zdzislaw Czermak. Zdzislaw Czermak 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. NieETIkalni Lebork's attentive Igor Wykowski managed to snatch the ball when Vladislav Slaninka made a throw-in in the 40th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klas Vallgren in the 42nd minute of play forced NieETIkalni Lebork's goalkeeper Zdzislaw Czermak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th play minute Franciszek Nuszkowski came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Anıl Baran Uslu. 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gao Zhen Chao to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Klas Vallgren reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zdzislaw Czermak. The goal made the score 1-2. Anıl Baran Uslu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucjan Awizo, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Zdzislaw Czermak successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Zdzislaw Czermak made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Klas Vallgren sent off a good shot on target. When NieETIkalni Lebork's Franciszek Nuszkowski in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kukova United's goalie prevented a goal. NieETIkalni Lebork were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after Kukova United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Janusz Kanczuszewski took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Igor Wykowski managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. When NieETIkalni Lebork's Franciszek Nuszkowski in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kukova United's goalie prevented a goal. Zdzislaw Czermak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gao Zhen Chao, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. The supporters of Kukova United booed when NieETIkalni Lebork was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefan Czajkowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Stefan Czajkowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zdzislaw Czermak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gao Zhen Chao in the 76th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, NieETIkalni Lebork's Franciszek Nuszkowski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anıl Baran Uslu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 83rdth minute of the game Gao Zhen Chao who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NieETIkalni Lebork's Zdzislaw Czermak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Kukova United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Kukova United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.