National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andrzej Rukszcz got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Urruti in the 3rd minute of play forced Poland's goalkeeper Radoslaw Pietras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radoslaw Pietras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nabucodonosor Llinares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radoslaw Pietras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nabucodonosor Llinares, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Urruti in the 6th minute of play forced Poland's goalkeeper Radoslaw Pietras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radoslaw Pietras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Argoitz Llorente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Spain's David Bencoiechea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Spain from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Argoitz Llorente put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Radoslaw Pietras. 16 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Roland Wincek came free, but David Bencoiechea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nabucodonosor Llinares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Radoslaw Pietras tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Spain's David Bencoiechea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Wincek in the 20th minute of play. Karol Fafinski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 25 minutes into the match, Spain's goalkeeper David Bencoiechea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karol Fafinski. Poland's Radoslaw Pietras played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Argoitz Llorente in the 27th minute of play. Poland's Radoslaw Pietras played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Urruti in the 29th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karol Fafinski got free with David Bencoiechea in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 33 minutes into the game, Karol Fafinski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. David Bencoiechea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Radoslaw Pietras came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Spain's Adriano Urruti. But to his dismay, Adriano Urruti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 40 minutes into the match, Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Argoitz Llorente came free, but Radoslaw Pietras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nabucodonosor Llinares in the 42nd minute of play forced Poland's goalkeeper Radoslaw Pietras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Spain's goalkeeper David Bencoiechea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roland Wincek. Spain's defense didn't have a chance, in the 45th minute, when Roland Wincek scored to the left of an out of position David Bencoiechea, making the score, 2-2. Poland's Daniel Kaczeniak was substituted for Zygmunt Mentis. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
Poland's Radoslaw Pietras proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Poland from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Poland's Radoslaw Pietras got control of the ball when Argoitz Llorente tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 53rd minute Roland Wincek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Bencoiechea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Bencoiechea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roland Wincek in the 54th minute of play. In the 57th play minute Nabucodonosor Llinares came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Radoslaw Pietras. 2-3. David Bencoiechea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrzej Rukszcz, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute Argoitz Llorente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radoslaw Pietras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Roland Wincek made a precise shot to the right of David Bencoiechea. Spain's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Spain made a substitution. Breixo Valerón replaced Marcelino Losada. Spain's Daniel Ocaña was substituted for Adriano Urruti. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Poland's goalkeeper Radoslaw Pietras, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th play minute Argoitz Llorente came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Radoslaw Pietras. 3-4. Poland's Olgierd Zukowski was substituted for Karol Fafinski. Poland's Leonard Kasperowicz was substituted for Roland Wincek. In the 70th minute, Olgierd Zukowski made a precise shot to the right of David Bencoiechea. Spain's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-4. Radoslaw Pietras was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nabucodonosor Llinares showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-5 in the 79 minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Nabucodonosor Llinares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Radoslaw Pietras. Poland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nabucodonosor Llinares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-6. David Bencoiechea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olgierd Zukowski in the 85th minute of play. 87 minutes into the game, Olgierd Zukowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-6. David Bencoiechea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Poland getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Daniel Kaczeniak hit a great ball. Nabucodonosor Llinares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Spain's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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