U18 World League

Santoryu Stadium
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ermanno Tagliente started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Mariusz Plaski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armin Giolo was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 5th match minute, Santoryu FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ermanno Tagliente to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the game, JUNICO Ełk's Mariusz Plaski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armin Giolo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The supporters of Santoryu FC booed when JUNICO Ełk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artur Zapolskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Mariusz Kochniarczyk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 28 minutes into the game, Alfredo Malvezzi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santoryu FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave JUNICO Ełk the free kick. 30 minutes into the game, Artūras Zapolski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Armin Giolo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in JUNICO Ełk's zone, Ermanno Tagliente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kacper Pochorylo came out of the goal and Ermanno Tagliente tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in JUNICO Ełk's zone, Ermanno Tagliente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kacper Pochorylo came out of the goal and Ermanno Tagliente tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

JUNICO Ełk's Ryszard Kaczeniak was substituted for Mariusz Kochniarczyk. After 56 played minutes Santoryu FC got a freekick which was hit by Corrado Lizzi. In the 56th minute, Zenon Makomaski sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Santoryu FC's Armin Giolo didn't even have to move. JUNICO Ełk's Leon Galaska was substituted for Miromir Praski. The supporters of JUNICO Ełk booed when Santoryu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ercole Battisti didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Santoryu FC's Alfredo Malvezzi got a free kick in the 62nd minute. JUNICO Ełk's Ryszard Kaczeniak shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 63rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Armin Giolo but with some difficulty. Armin Giolo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Artūras Zapolski in the 65th minute. In the 67th minute, Artūras Zapolski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JUNICO Ełk fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Artūras Zapolski took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Armin Giolo to make any attempt to save it. In the 79th match minute, JUNICO Ełk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milosz Jaszcz to maneuver through the defense. JUNICO Ełk's Milosz Jaszcz shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 81st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Armin Giolo but with some difficulty. Artūras Zapolski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Armin Giolo made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Artūras Zapolski got free with Armin Giolo in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the final whistle sounded JUNICO Ełk left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Santoryu FC.