National Stadium
Spectators: 15921 (Terracing: 10000,
Seating: 5448, VIP seats: 473) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Walery Cieliczka made the kick off which started today's match. U21 Poland's Jurek Dudek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simeon Gatchis in the 3rd minute of play. Nestoras Karnoupakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Napoleon Skorny in the 4th minute of the match. The supporters of U21 Poland booed when U21 Cyprus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Priamos Alexandropoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 6 minutes, Franciszek Drugi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Poland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Franciszek Drugi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. U21 Cyprus's Nestoras Karnoupakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Cyprus from getting a goal against them. Nestoras Karnoupakis made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Walery Cieliczka sent off a good shot on target. U21 Cyprus's Nestoras Karnoupakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Cyprus from getting a goal against them. In the 24th minute Wiktor Kasiewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestoras Karnoupakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, U21 Cyprus's Dimitris Agelakos got a free kick in the 25th minute. Nestoras Karnoupakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walery Cieliczka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of U21 Poland booed when U21 Cyprus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Menios Bentihavas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute Simeon Gatchis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jurek Dudek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wojciech Miarka could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Nestoras Karnoupakis made a huge save. U21 Cyprus's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Napoleon Skorny 34 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. Wojciech Miarka could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Nestoras Karnoupakis made a huge save. Priamos Alexandropoulos hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Franciszek Drugi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Nestoras Karnoupakis made a huge save. A collision led to U21 Poland getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Marian Wysocki hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Simeon Gatchis made a kick off. Nestoras Karnoupakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wiktor Kasiewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Keleus Glynatsis charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Keleus Glynatsis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 54th match minute, U21 Cyprus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Keleus Glynatsis to maneuver through the defense. Nestoras Karnoupakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walery Cieliczka, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The audience was convinced that Walery Cieliczka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nestoras Karnoupakis was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Walery Cieliczka in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nestoras Karnoupakis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, U21 Poland's Franciszek Drugi got a free kick in the 59th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Walery Cieliczka during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of U21 Cyprus booed when U21 Poland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walery Cieliczka didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Poland made a substitution. Zachariasz Ciborek replaced Wojciech Miarka. In the 67th minute, Walery Cieliczka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marian Wysocki hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Omiros Yfantis sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and U21 Poland's Jurek Dudek didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateusz Bator in the 71st minute of play forced U21 Cyprus's goalkeeper Nestoras Karnoupakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Mateusz Bator's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nestoras Karnoupakis was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Aipytos Karkampasis sped through U21 Poland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jurek Dudek. U21 Poland made a substitution. Miroslaw Gongolewicz replaced Wiktor Kasiewski. Nestoras Karnoupakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateusz Bator in the 81st minute of play. Dimitris Agelakos's late challenge caught a U21 Poland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dimitris Agelakos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd match minute, U21 Cyprus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitris Agelakos to maneuver through the defense. Nestoras Karnoupakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zachariasz Ciborek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nestoras Karnoupakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Napoleon Skorny, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Nestoras Karnoupakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateusz Bator in the 84th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Napoleon Skorny in the 86th minute of play forced U21 Cyprus's goalkeeper Nestoras Karnoupakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nestoras Karnoupakis came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by U21 Poland's Mateusz Bator. But to his dismay, Mateusz Bator quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. A collision led to U21 Poland getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Napoleon Skorny hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Aipytos Karkampasis could shoot a difficult shot in the 91st minute, which Jurek Dudek however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miroslaw Gongolewicz in the 94th minute of play forced U21 Cyprus's goalkeeper Nestoras Karnoupakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Poland's Jurek Dudek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kostas Kopsas in the 95th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 Poland had won after a very even match.
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