U21 World League

STW ARENA
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) 4 minutes into the match, Pogoń Stawiszyn's goal looked a bit too open when Cole Whitfield came free, but Konrad Rykaczewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cascade Park West's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Carlo Salazar in the 6th minute. It was a well-played corner which Cole Whitfield managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Ksawery Domalik hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Konrad Rykaczewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cole Whitfield in the 15th minute of play. After 17 minutes, Jamar Orlinsky mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cascade Park West and the Pogoń Stawiszyn players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cascade Park West's Jamar Orlinsky got a free kick in the 17th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Cole Whitfield notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Pogoń Stawiszyn's Konrad Rykaczewski. Konrad Rykaczewski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Charles Knapp, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Konrad Rykaczewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cole Whitfield in the 36th minute of play. Konrad Rykaczewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moses Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 39 minutes, Cole Whitfield managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cascade Park West's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cole Whitfield was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Timmy Vigil kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Ksawery Domalik recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Charles Knapp was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ksawery Pilsudski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 46 minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cole Whitfield was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Moses Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konrad Rykaczewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ksawery Pilsudski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Andrzejewski in the 60th minute of play forced Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Charles Knapp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cole Whitfield fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konrad Rykaczewski having to interfere. A collision led to Pogoń Stawiszyn getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Jacek Pozorski hit a great ball. The supporters of Cascade Park West booed when Pogoń Stawiszyn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ksawery Pilsudski didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Moses Lopes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute, Roch Majewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Cole Whitfield left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cascade Park West fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Dobromir Zworski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Cascade Park West's Konrad Rykaczewski threw himself towards the right post 94 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Moses Lopes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cascade Park West walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.