U18 League

Theater of War
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ryszard Zieba started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryszard Zieba in the 3rd minute of play forced Bękarty Wojny's goalkeeper Bogumil Madajczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliks Lichucki in the 8th minute of play forced JUNICO Ełk's goalkeeper Boleslaw Bartocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Witomir Domaracki in the 12th minute of play forced Bękarty Wojny's goalkeeper Bogumil Madajczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zdzislaw Kanczuszewski got free with Boleslaw Bartocha in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 15 minutes into the game, Teobald Pietras was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bękarty Wojny's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave JUNICO Ełk the free kick. Teobald Pietras kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Boleslaw Bartocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdzislaw Kanczuszewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. With his leg Boleslaw Bartocha managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Bękarty Wojny's Zdzislaw Kanczuszewski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Feliks Lichucki received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Boleslaw Bartocha came out and tried to block the shot, but Feliks Lichucki slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 24th minute. Zenon Kasprzak's late challenge caught a JUNICO Ełk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zenon Kasprzak helped the player get up and apologised. Zenon Kasprzak kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After 31 played minutes Bękarty Wojny got a freekick which was hit by Ksawery Plaski. Bękarty Wojny's Bogumil Madajczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kacper Lewicki in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th match minute, JUNICO Ełk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slawomir Gardocki to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Ksawery Plaski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bękarty Wojny's supporters rose to their feet, but Ksawery Plaski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Boleslaw Bartocha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 42nd minute, Ryszard Zieba left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JUNICO Ełk fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After a rather tough play, JUNICO Ełk's Marek Moczkiewicz got a free kick in the 45th minute. 46 minutes into the game, Feliks Lichucki cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Boleslaw Bartocha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

JUNICO Ełk's Radomil Jekot was substituted for Bartlomiej Skonieczny. In the 55th match minute, Bękarty Wojny was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zdzislaw Kanczuszewski to maneuver through the defense. Bogumil Madajczyk acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 55th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Norbert Malewicz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacper Lewicki in the 56th minute of play forced Bękarty Wojny's goalkeeper Bogumil Madajczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Bękarty Wojny getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Ksawery Plaski hit a great ball. JUNICO Ełk made a substitution. Stasio Ciechocki replaced Janusz Gonsiewski. Ksawery Plaski hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. When JUNICO Ełk's Kacper Lewicki in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bękarty Wojny's goalie prevented a goal. In the 67thth minute of the game Kacper Lewicki who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bękarty Wojny's Bogumil Madajczyk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ksawery Plaski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boleslaw Bartocha having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacper Lewicki in the 77th minute of play forced Bękarty Wojny's goalkeeper Bogumil Madajczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of JUNICO Ełk booed when Bękarty Wojny was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ksawery Plaski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ryszard Ziebas short, quick shot in the 80thth minute got Bogumil Madajczyk to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Bogumil Madajczyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kacper Lewicki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When JUNICO Ełk's Norbert Malewicz in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bękarty Wojny's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ryszard Zieba during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 89 played minutes JUNICO Ełk got a freekick which was hit by Ryszard Zieba. Bękarty Wojny's Ksawery Plaski got his second yellow card of the match in the 92nd minute. The referee ordered Ksawery Plaski off the ground. A collision led to Bękarty Wojny getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Ksawery Plaski hit a great ball. Bogumil Madajczyk was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Norbert Malewicz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacper Lewicki in the 94th minute of play forced Bękarty Wojny's goalkeeper Bogumil Madajczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 96 played minutes JUNICO Ełk got a freekick which was hit by Witomir Domaracki. JUNICO Ełk's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.