U21 World League

Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jan Soroka started the match with the kick off. Franja Dorada's Venancio Hodei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernard Sierocki in the 8th minute of play. Olaf Skrzypek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raul Castulo in the 9th minute of the match. From a short distance, Franja Dorada's Raul Castulo, in the 10th minute, tried to place the ball behind Olaf Skrzypek, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. In the 10th minute, Raul Castulo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Olaf Skrzypek. The goal made the score 1-0. 13 minutes into the match, REAL BIAŁYSTOK C.F.'s goalkeeper Olaf Skrzypek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfonso Palban. In the 17th minute Jan Soroka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venancio Hodei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute, Jan Soroka 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. 27 minutes into the match, Alfonso Palban notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of REAL BIAŁYSTOK C.F.'s Olaf Skrzypek. Olaf Skrzypek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 38th minute of the match, Alfonso Palban got a very nice opportunity to score, but Olaf Skrzypek was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Olaf Skrzypek was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Raul Castulo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Raul Castulo really showed his touch with that goal: 4-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfonso Palban to make the kick off. Franja Dorada's Venancio Hodei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cezary Trac in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Moises Napier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olaf Skrzypek. REAL BIAŁYSTOK C.F.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Moises Napier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. In the 58th minute Raul Castulo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olaf Skrzypek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, REAL BIAŁYSTOK C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Raul Castulo came free, but Olaf Skrzypek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Palban in the 68th minute of play forced REAL BIAŁYSTOK C.F.'s goalkeeper Olaf Skrzypek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Alfonso Palban notched a goal, 7-1, to the right of REAL BIAŁYSTOK C.F.'s Olaf Skrzypek. Olaf Skrzypek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 74 minutes into the match, REAL BIAŁYSTOK C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Raul Castulo came free, but Olaf Skrzypek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. REAL BIAŁYSTOK C.F.'s Olaf Skrzypek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidro Cordeal in the 77th minute of play. Olaf Skrzypek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Napier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olaf Skrzypek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Napier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Franja Dorada getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Cosme Tanio hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, Alfonso Palban had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olaf Skrzypek. REAL BIAŁYSTOK C.F.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfonso Palban was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-1. Franja Dorada's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.