U21 World League

Kruszówka
Spectators: 7828 (Terracing: 5872, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Tomasz Gongola started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eugeniusz Brack showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arto Hytönen, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Arto Hytönen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sulo Lahtela made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Tomasz Gongola sent off a good shot on target. 16 minutes into the match, Kultapossukerho's goalkeeper Sulo Lahtela had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomasz Gongola. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zdzislaw Buda in the 18th minute of play forced Kultapossukerho's goalkeeper Sulo Lahtela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18thth minute of the game Tomasz Gongola who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kultapossukerho's Sulo Lahtela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Arto Hytönen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eugeniusz Brack was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind KKP Spasione Kocury's goalkeeper Eugeniusz Brack, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Tomasz Gongola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kultapossukerho's Sulo Lahtela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Kultapossukerho from getting a goal against them. In the 41st minute of the match, Tomasz Gongola tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sulo Lahtela saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as KKP Spasione Kocury's Zdzislaw Buda slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sulo Lahtela. That made the score 1-0 after 43 minutes of play. Lukasz Turek charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lukasz Turek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

54 minutes into the game, Krzysztof Ogrodowicz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KKP Spasione Kocury's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kultapossukerho the free kick. Krzysztof Ogrodowicz hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Kultapossukerho made a substitution. Joonatan Pisto replaced Pietari Jaakkola. The supporters of KKP Spasione Kocury booed when Kultapossukerho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kasperi Oravainen didn't get a good kick on the ball. KKP Spasione Kocury's Mieszko Olejniczak was substituted for Bartlomiej Mierzejewski. Kultapossukerho's Sulo Lahtela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Napoleon Tipinski in the 60th minute of play. After having played for 64 minutes, Tomasz Gongola managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KKP Spasione Kocury's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomasz Gongola was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st minute, Joonatan Pisto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kultapossukerho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. KKP Spasione Kocury's Jaanek Youngblood was substituted for Napoleon Tipinski. KKP Spasione Kocury made a substitution. Arkadiusz Lipinski replaced Marek Dziedelonis. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Kultapossukerho's Joonatan Pisto in the 75th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Eugeniusz Brack was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for KKP Spasione Kocury through an amazing save. Kultapossukerho's Sulo Lahtela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomasz Gongola in the 79th minute of play. Tomasz Gongola kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Tomasz Gongola hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Kultapossukerho defense, Tomasz Gongola kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sulo Lahtela. The Kultapossukerho fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sulo Lahtela should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Heino Lehtonen during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th match minute, Kultapossukerho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Heino Lehtonen to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Kultapossukerho players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for KKP Spasione Kocury.