U18 League

United Center
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hugon Knopek started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute of the match, Piotr Gmoch tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Klement Naumowicz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Konrad Michalski scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Szczepan Birkenhagen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Szczepan Birkenhagen came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Mitschullen SSA's Konrad Michalski. But to his dismay, Konrad Michalski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Jedrzej Misiorowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Szczepan Birkenhagen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Konrad Michalski's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the game, Piotr Gmoch was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KRK BULLS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mitschullen SSA the free kick. After 19 played minutes KRK BULLS got a freekick which was hit by Piotr Gmoch. In the 24th minute, Konrad Michalski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mitschullen SSA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 27th minute, Dobromir Kaczorowski made a precise shot to the right of Szczepan Birkenhagen. KRK BULLS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 31st minute, Dobromir Kaczorowski made a precise shot to the right of Szczepan Birkenhagen. KRK BULLS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 36 minutes into the match, Mitschullen SSA's goalkeeper Klement Naumowicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michal Bara. KRK BULLS were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Mitschullen SSA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hugon Knopek took the corner. Hugon Knopek made a great header on KRK BULLS's corner, it was just that Mitschullen SSA's Klement Naumowicz managed to reach the ball for a save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Konrad Michalski was the one to do the kick off. Szczepan Birkenhagen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dobromir Kaczorowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute, Konrad Michalski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mitschullen SSA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. After a defensive mix-up in KRK BULLS's zone, Konrad Michalski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Szczepan Birkenhagen came out of the goal and Konrad Michalski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 63rd minute, Aureliusz Arendarski had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. In the 64th match minute, Mitschullen SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jedrzej Misiorowski to maneuver through the defense. Konrad Michalski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Szczepan Birkenhagen having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Hugon Knopek put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Klement Naumowicz. A collision led to KRK BULLS getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Fryderyk Banas hit a great ball. Szczepan Birkenhagen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dobromir Kaczorowski in the 87th minute of the match. After having played for 91 minutes, Dobromir Kaczorowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mitschullen SSA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dobromir Kaczorowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Antoni Gdowski's late challenge caught a KRK BULLS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antoni Gdowski helped the player get up and apologised. The Mitschullen SSA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mitschullen SSA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.