Group A
Poland Under 21 v England Under 21
Kolporter Arena, Kielce, Poland
22 Jun 2017
The Young Lions were drawn to play all of their three group games in Kielce. This was the last group game and with England sitting on top of the group following a 1:1 draw with Sweden and a narrow victory against Slovakia it was within our hands to make the semi final. Tickets were a bit of a nuisance to get hold of due to the FA not taking an official allocation and the fact we were playing the hosts. That said, I got there in the end and didn't pay too much.
The Kielce Stadium (Kolporter Arena) is a unique stadium which seems quite open to the elements despite being totally covered. It holds 15,500 and was close to capacity for this encounter.
(U21) England 3 (U21) Poland 0
Attendance: 13176
My digs for the two nights was the cheap and cheerful Hotel Bristol.
Kielce Cathedral located on top of Castle Hill
Sienkiewicza Street is the historic artery of Kielce which is 1270m long and full of stalls
Sienkiewicza Street
Sienkiewicza Street
Sienkiewicza Street
Market Square
Market Square
Beer time starts on the Square
Maszyna Bar...Charlie starts to lead me astray
Last Tyskie before the match
First view of the Kielce Stadium
Main entrance at Gate A
The Bexley Ram getting searched
The queue for the alcohol free beer was enormous
The Away end all to ourselves
The Union Jack goes up
Shot from Tribune D
DCFC leading the English support today
Anna, our very own steward
Sightseeing: the Wild Boar is a symbol of the Kielce uprising.
The Cathedral taken from the front of the Bishops' Palace
Monument of the 4 Legionnaires
Main entrance to Kielce Stadium
Kielce stadium / Kolporter Arena
Korona Kielce Club Shop
Station Kielce Sports Hall
Monument dedicated to the Home Guard
on Stefana Zeromskiego Square
Bell Tower of Kielce Cathedral
Maryi Panny Square
Gig on in the market square
At one end of Sienkiewicza street is a statue to its namesake, Henryka Sienkiewicza
The Palace of the Krakow Bishops (Front)
The Palace of the Krakow Bishops (Rear)
The Kadzielnia Ampitheatre
Kadzielnia Nature reserve
"Because you cannot bury the memory", Kadzielnia
Monument of Fighters for the National
and Social Liberation, Kadzielna
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