U21 World League

Lions Den
Spectators: 7981 (Terracing: 5987, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Konstanty Ziombkowski started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match, John Peacock got a very nice opportunity to score, but Roman Plachetka was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 5 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Konstanty Ziombkowski came free, but Callum Barratt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th match minute, Leicester Lions was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Huey Porter to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Feliks Dzierwa during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Feliks Dzierwa kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Bialski Bastion Legii's goal looked a bit too open when Huey Porter came free, but Roman Plachetka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Callum Barratt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstanty Ziombkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Miroslaw Gniech kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Bialski Bastion Legii's Roman Plachetka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ralph Masters in the 31st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bialski Bastion Legii's Konrad Sadlowski got a free kick in the 37th minute. Luke Deveraux, 37 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mike Wadham to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, Leicester Lions's Ralph Masters made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roman Plachetka was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 58th minute, Ralph Masters ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roman Plachetka was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. A collision led to Bialski Bastion Legii getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Feliks Dzierwa hit a great ball. Roman Plachetka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralph Masters in the 73rd minute of the match. Callum Barratt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miromir Kempka in the 77th minute. In the 77thth minute of the game Miromir Kempka who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leicester Lions's Callum Barratt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Roman Plachetka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Huey Porter, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. With his leg Callum Barratt managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Bialski Bastion Legii's Konstanty Ziombkowski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Leicester Lions's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.