National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 15921 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 5448, VIP seats: 473) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Roman Czempa made the kick off which started today's match. The crowd rose to their feet as Wawrzyniec Piechna kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zaquiel Alfaro. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Zaquiel Alfaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wawrzyniec Piechna in the 6th minute of the match. Zaquiel Alfaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Czempa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, U21 Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Czempa came free, but Zaquiel Alfaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zaquiel Alfaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wawrzyniec Piechna, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Jurand Rasiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lluc Menendez in the 15th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roman Czempa got free with Zaquiel Alfaro in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Lluc Menendez fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Spain's protests and gave Lluc Menendez a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, U21 Spain's Lluc Menendez got a free kick in the 19th minute. Jurand Rasiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeruko Llorente in the 22nd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Zeruko Llorente came free, but Jurand Rasiak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Spain's defense didn't have a chance, in the 26th minute, when Wawrzyniec Piechna scored to the left of an out of position Zaquiel Alfaro, making the score, 2-0. U21 Spain made a substitution. Ametz Gandia replaced Aitor Sola. Jurand Rasiak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeruko Llorente in the 30th minute of play. After taking down the ball on U21 Spain's corner Sergio Iglesias fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jurand Rasiak quite easily take care of the ball. Zaquiel Alfaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wawrzyniec Piechna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Spain's Zaquiel Alfaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wawrzyniec Piechna in the 40th minute of play. Ulryk Barowicz kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Zaquiel Alfaro made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Andrzej Shevchenko sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrzej Shevchenko in the 47th minute of play forced U21 Spain's goalkeeper Zaquiel Alfaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Zeruko Llorente fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Spain's protests and gave Zeruko Llorente a yellow card for diving instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zeruko Llorente stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Zeruko Llorente came free, but Jurand Rasiak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute Zeruko Llorente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jurand Rasiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute, Wawrzyniec Piechna got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jurand Rasiak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeruko Llorente in the 61st minute of play. Zeruko Llorente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jurand Rasiak having to interfere. U21 Spain made a substitution. Eloy Cabada replaced Bittor Vicente. U21 Poland's Waldemar Maruda was substituted for Roman Czempa. Lluc Menendez kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olayo Camaño in the 79th minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Jurand Rasiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jurand Rasiak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lluc Menendez in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute, Gustaw Marut made a precise shot to the right of Zaquiel Alfaro. U21 Spain's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olayo Camaño in the 89th minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Jurand Rasiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute Olayo Camaño shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jurand Rasiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jurand Rasiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olayo Camaño in the 95th minute of the match.

For all the effort they put into the match, the U21 Spain players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for U21 Poland.