U21 World League

Avenue of glory
Spectators: 7861 (Terracing: 5897, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Konstantinos D Artagnan started the match with the kick off. Pawel Zabrzeski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omiros Kokkosalis in the 5th minute of play. Aggelos Kelaidonis hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After 10 minutes, Aureliusz Kostrzewski made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Green Horses's Wlodzimierz Rawa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Wlodzimierz Rawa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoni Zacharczyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 24th minute, Bogdan Siekierski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 28th minute Aureliusz Kostrzewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wlodzimierz Rawa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Aggelos Kelaidonis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 40 minutes into the match, Dimitris Koukoulas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pawel Zabrzeski, 1-2. In the 46th play minute Konstantinos D Artagnan came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Pawel Zabrzeski. 2-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bogdan Siekierski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bogdan Siekierski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Wlodzimierz Rawa made a huge save. After 55 minutes, Maciej Lisewski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ and the Green Horses players grew even worse after the yellow card. Maciej Lisewski kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Antonis Ikonomeas hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Green Horses's Wlodzimierz Rawa got control of the ball when Aureliusz Kostrzewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Green Horses's Dimitris Koukoulas got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After 64 played minutes KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ got a freekick which was hit by Ludomil Kazanowski. Omiros Kokkosalis's late challenge caught a KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Omiros Kokkosalis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th minute, Omiros Kokkosalis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 70 minutes into the game, Karol Bejger 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 Green Horses the free kick. After a rather tough play, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Karol Bejger got a free kick in the 70th minute. Demis Mitsis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pawel Zabrzeski. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 72nd minute Ludomil Kazanowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wlodzimierz Rawa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute, Antoni Zacharczyk reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Wlodzimierz Rawa. The goal made the score 2-3. The supporters of Green Horses booed when KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karol Bejger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vaios Petridis hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Wlodzimierz Rawa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ludomil Kazanowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Pawel Zabrzeski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omiros Kokkosalis, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Antoni Zacharczyk scored 2-4 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wlodzimierz Rawa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.