U21 World League

Estadio Sergio Llull
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pascual Gomar got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maciej Drzewucki in the 4th minute of play forced Real Llull de Reus's goalkeeper James Sarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. James Sarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teobald Sobczak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Real Llull de Reus's goal looked a bit too open when Teobald Sobczak came free, but James Sarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Pascual Gomar got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jan Zacharek kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. A collision led to Real Llull de Reus getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Maurino Vila hit a great ball. If Nesor Maestro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The attack was good, but when Pascual Gomar in the 18th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascual Gomar in the 19th minute of play forced FC Kraków1983's goalkeeper Iwo Biskupiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Real Llull de Reus's Maurino Vila got a free kick in the 27th minute. James Sarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maciej Drzewucki in the 29th minute of the match. In the 32nd match minute, Real Llull de Reus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Herrera to maneuver through the defense. Carlos Herrera was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 41 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Real Llull de Reus fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 40th minute. Penalty! James Sarro came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Kraków1983's Zbigniew Banan. But to his dismay, Zbigniew Banan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Iwo Biskupiak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nesor Maestro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Real Llull de Reus's James Sarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maciej Drzewucki in the 48th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maciej Drzewucki to make the kick off. Iwo Biskupiak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pascual Gomar, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nesor Maestro in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iwo Biskupiak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, FC Kraków1983's Mikolaj Kornasiewicz got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Maciej Drzewucki's late challenge caught a Real Llull de Reus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maciej Drzewucki helped the player get up and apologised. Iwo Biskupiak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nesor Maestro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Real Llull de Reus's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lucila Solo in the 75th minute. The corner ended in Lucila Solo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Kraków1983's Iwo Biskupiak did a great save. After 76 played minutes FC Kraków1983 got a freekick which was hit by Zbigniew Banan. Iwo Biskupiak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascual Gomar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, FC Kraków1983's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Gomar came free, but Iwo Biskupiak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Kraków1983's Iwo Biskupiak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Gomar in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute Maciej Drzewucki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but James Sarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd match minute, Real Llull de Reus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nesor Maestro to maneuver through the defense. Real Llull de Reus's James Sarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maciej Drzewucki in the 84th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Pascual Gomar made a precise shot to the right of Iwo Biskupiak. FC Kraków1983's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pascual Gomar in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iwo Biskupiak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nesor Maestro kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. FC Kraków1983's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Real Llull de Reus had won, even though FC Kraków1983 had held more of the ball.