U23 World League

Night Stadium
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jaroslaw Gleba started the match with the kick off. Kelly Hopson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tomasz Bondel having to make a save. Preston McCarthy kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Drew Stover hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. When Chip Ziemniak came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Kamionka Death SquaD fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Chip Ziemniak couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Jaroslaw Gleba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francisco Pope was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. After 17 minutes C. A. Pipon Pipon's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chip Ziemniak who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose José in the 19th minute of play forced Kamionka Death SquaD's goalkeeper Tomasz Bondel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kamionka Death SquaD's Tomasz Bondel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose José in the 22nd minute of play. With his leg Francisco Pope managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when Kamionka Death SquaD's Michael Ronin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Chip Ziemniak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Michael Ronin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose José in the 40th minute of play forced Kamionka Death SquaD's goalkeeper Tomasz Bondel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 played minutes Kamionka Death SquaD got a freekick which was hit by Wincenty Galus. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Kelly Hopson pulled a muscle in his back after 42 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Napoleon Tarasek during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. C. A. Pipon Pipon made a substitution. Bobby Fisher replaced Kelly Hopson. After 44 played minutes Kamionka Death SquaD got a freekick which was hit by Napoleon Tarasek. Tomasz Bondel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bobby Fisher in the 45th minute of play. After a rather tough play, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Preston McCarthy got a free kick in the 46th minute. In the 48th match minute, Kamionka Death SquaD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaroslaw Gleba to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After 54 minutes, Remigiusz Milan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kamionka Death SquaD and the C. A. Pipon Pipon players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 54th minute, Remigiusz Milan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee felt a red card was in order, 55 minutes into the game, when Napoleon Mleczewski put in a rough tackle. In the 55th minute, one of Kamionka Death SquaD:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Kamionka Death SquaD. When C. A. Pipon Pipon's Jose José in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kamionka Death SquaD's goalie prevented a goal. Owen Vera who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Tomasz Bondel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Chip Ziemniak blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Francisco Pope having to make a save. 63 minutes into the match, Bobby Fisher dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tomasz Bondel, 1-1. Kamionka Death SquaD made a substitution. Filip Pieprz replaced Remigiusz Milan. 68 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon's goal looked a bit too open when Jaroslaw Gleba came free, but Francisco Pope reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisco Pope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaroslaw Gleba, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Preston McCarthy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C. A. Pipon Pipon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kamionka Death SquaD the free kick. Filip Pieprz's late challenge caught a C. A. Pipon Pipon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filip Pieprz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th match minute, Kamionka Death SquaD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Pieprz to maneuver through the defense. If Owen Vera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jose José got free with Tomasz Bondel in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chip Ziemniak in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Francisco Pope prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Drew Stover hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 85th match minute, C. A. Pipon Pipon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Drew Stover to maneuver through the defense. If Jaroslaw Gleba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Filip Olejniczak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Drew Stover got a free kick in the 92nd minute. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Francisco Pope played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chip Ziemniak in the 93rd minute of play. The C. A. Pipon Pipon players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Kamionka Death SquaD from taking control. The game ends in a draw.