U21 World League

SPARTA® Stadium
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wincenty Wielopolski started the match with the kick off. Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's attentive Patryk Walkowski managed to snatch the ball when Anthimos Farmakatos made a throw-in in the 4th minute of the game. Ignacy Hajduk's late challenge caught a GOD OF WAR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ignacy Hajduk helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's Ignacy Hajduk got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 11th minute, Juliusz Barniszke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GOD OF WAR's Anastasios Karidis shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 12th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Stasio Japola but with some difficulty. Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's Stasio Japola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alketas Vertsotis in the 17th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Panos Tsiabras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20th minute, Anthimos Chatzikostas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes in the game Anthimos Farmakatos did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Alketas Vertsotis. Anthimos Farmakatos made in the 37th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Alketas Vertsotis immediately put the ball in play. When Wincenty Wielopolski fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's protests and gave Wincenty Wielopolski a yellow card for diving instead. After 39 played minutes Rozbryzgane Rogale FC got a freekick which was hit by Wincenty Wielopolski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alketas Vertsotis in the 41st minute of play forced Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's goalkeeper Stasio Japola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's goalkeeper Stasio Japola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's Stasio Japola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Rozbryzgane Rogale FC from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alketas Vertsotis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Charis Kastanos hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Alketas Vertsotis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stasio Japola read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's Panos Karnezis threw himself towards the right post 60 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Wincenty Wielopolski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 66th minute Charis Kastanos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stasio Japola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the game, GOD OF WAR's Kostas Tassakos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stasio Japola made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Stasio Japola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alketas Vertsotis, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 74 minutes into the game, Kostas Tassakos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Stasio Japola was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Stasio Japola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charis Kastanos, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The supporters of GOD OF WAR booed when Rozbryzgane Rogale FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juliusz Barniszke didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stasio Japola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alketas Vertsotis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stasio Japola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alketas Vertsotis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of GOD OF WAR booed when Rozbryzgane Rogale FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karol Zembrzuski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Rozbryzgane Rogale FC's goal looked a bit too open when Charis Kastanos came free, but Stasio Japola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Rozbryzgane Rogale FC defense, Makis Efthimiadis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stasio Japola. The Rozbryzgane Rogale FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stasio Japola should have stopped the shot.