U18 World League

Arena Skarpa Ełk
Spectators: 8058 (Terracing: 6045, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Skay Škarpa started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachariasz Ankiewicz in the 2nd minute of play forced Skarpa Ełk's goalkeeper Jedrzej Grucza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grzegorz Knopek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wladyslaw Korytkowski's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Edgar Wnukowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Jedrzej Grucza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute Zenon Ptaszek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jedrzej Grucza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Edgar Wnukowski notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Skarpa Ełk's Jedrzej Grucza. Jedrzej Grucza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 18 minutes, Zachary Niedziela mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 2006 Los Blancos DUKLA and the Skarpa Ełk players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 18 played minutes 2006 Los Blancos DUKLA got a freekick which was hit by Zachary Niedziela. Grzegorz Knopek made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Waldemar Puszynski sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Skay Škarpa got free with Grzegorz Knopek in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Grzegorz Knopek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Skay Škarpa in the 24th minute. Grzegorz Knopek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wladyslaw Korytkowski in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Wnukowski in the 31st minute of play forced Skarpa Ełk's goalkeeper Jedrzej Grucza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 33 in the game by Skay Škarpa from a close distance when the talented Grzegorz Knopek managed to make a qualified save. 2006 Los Blancos DUKLA's players were relieved. With a little luck, 2006 Los Blancos DUKLA's Grzegorz Knopek got control of the ball when Waldemar Puszynski tried to sneak it across the goal line. 2006 Los Blancos DUKLA's Grzegorz Knopek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wladyslaw Korytkowski in the 36th minute of play. Jedrzej Grucza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zenon Ptaszek in the 38th minute of play. Zachary Niedziela hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. A collision led to 2006 Los Blancos DUKLA getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Gilbert Zacharczyk hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zenon Ptaszek made a kick off. In the 50th minute Skay Škarpa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grzegorz Knopek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 51st minute, Marian Pawlak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Skarpa Ełk's Mateusz Wojtkiewicz got a free kick in the 52nd minute. If Zenon Ptaszek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 2006 Los Blancos DUKLA's Edgar Wnukowski got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 62nd minute of the game. One of Skarpa Ełk:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of 2006 Los Blancos DUKLA:s goal. In the 74th minute, Edgar Wnukowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, 2006 Los Blancos DUKLA's goal looked a bit too open when Skay Škarpa came free, but Grzegorz Knopek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Izydor Knopek hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Edgar Wnukowski took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jedrzej Grucza. Jedrzej Grucza dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edgar Wnukowski got free with Jedrzej Grucza in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Skay Škarpa during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 95 played minutes Skarpa Ełk got a freekick which was hit by Skay Škarpa. When the match was over 2006 Los Blancos DUKLA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Skarpa Ełk throughout the match.