U21 World League

Dragon Stadium
Spectators: 8490 (Terracing: 6368, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) P O L O N I A's C.J. 吕布 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 7 minutes into the game, Wincent Pietrasz threw the ball into play from the sideline. The Obscurials's Anton Kjellkvist quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. P O L O N I A's Aurelio Giammaria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 12th minute of play. Adriano Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Giammaria having to interfere. Wincent Pietrasz hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Aurelio Giammaria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 23rd minute of play. In the 27thth minute of the game Adriano Ribeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but P O L O N I A's Aurelio Giammaria was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, The Obscurials's Safet Hands got control of the ball when C.J. 吕布 tried to sneak it across the goal line. P O L O N I A's Aurelio Giammaria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anders Westerstrand in the 30th minute of play. When Zenon Malewicki fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored P O L O N I A's protests and gave Zenon Malewicki a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th minute, Zenon Malewicki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cliff Rowden took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aurelio Giammaria. P O L O N I A's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 39 played minutes The Obscurials got a freekick which was hit by Nelson Wright. In the 41st minute, Adriano Ribeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Obscurials fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 44th match minute, The Obscurials was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kevin Lyle to maneuver through the defense. The P O L O N I A players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Obscurials were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Anders Westerstrand made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 53rd minute of play forced P O L O N I A's goalkeeper Aurelio Giammaria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in The Obscurials's zone, Kryspin Galagan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Safet Hands came out of the goal and Kryspin Galagan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by C.J. 吕布 in the 64th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Safet Hands to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 67 played minutes The Obscurials got a freekick which was hit by Nicasio Guillen. Safet Hands showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from C.J. 吕布, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adriano Ribeiro in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aurelio Giammaria saved P O L O N I A from getting behind. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 84th minute of the game. One of P O L O N I A:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of The Obscurials:s goal. When the match had been going on for 86 minutes, The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Aurelio Giammaria. 89 minutes into the match, P O L O N I A's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Aurelio Giammaria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 94 played minutes P O L O N I A got a freekick which was hit by Slawomir Banach. In the 96th minute, Anders Westerstrand ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aurelio Giammaria was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3.