U18 World League

El Desafio
Spectators: 7535 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 105) Lech Max's Krzysztof Zyskowski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jaroslaw Czajkowski was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Nereo George capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nereo George really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. A collision led to Desafio FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Abel Ekialde hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Krzysztof Zyskowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lech Max's supporters rose to their feet, but Krzysztof Zyskowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Agustin Oriol breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 22 played minutes Desafio FC got a freekick which was hit by Victorio Medina. 24 minutes into the match, Wilfredo Corderall notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Lech Max's Jaroslaw Czajkowski. Jaroslaw Czajkowski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Abeitia in the 30th minute of play forced Lech Max's goalkeeper Jaroslaw Czajkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Leon Kostrzewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilfredo Corderall fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaroslaw Czajkowski having to interfere. 42 minutes into the game, Kazimierz Budacz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lech Max's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Desafio FC the free kick. In the 42nd match minute, Lech Max was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kazimierz Budacz to maneuver through the defense. Stasio Pankowski's late challenge caught a Desafio FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stasio Pankowski helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Lech Max getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Stasio Pankowski hit a great ball. Jaroslaw Czajkowski had great luck who in the 46thth minute grab hold of the ball when Albano Abeitia from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Albano Abeitia was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Lech Max's Krzysztof Zyskowski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Agustin Oriol narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 55th minute of the match Lech Max got a corner. Desafio FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leon Kostrzewski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Adam Tyski made a great header on Lech Max's corner, it was just that Desafio FC's Agustin Oriol managed to reach the ball for a save. Jaroslaw Czajkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Higinio Obeko in the 59th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the game, Vicente Huly was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Desafio FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lech Max the free kick. In the 61st minute, Vicente Huly hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lech Max's Jaroslaw Czajkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nereo George in the 69th minute of play. After 70 played minutes Lech Max got a freekick which was hit by Adam Tyski. Agustin Oriol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krzysztof Zyskowski in the 74th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Higinio Obeko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Desafio FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 81st match minute, Lech Max was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stasio Pankowski to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th match minute, Desafio FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Huly to maneuver through the defense. Leon Kostrzewski was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 90th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Jaroslaw Czajkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albano Abeitia in the 93rd minute of play. The supporters of Lech Max booed when Desafio FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristo Peio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leon Kostrzewski was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 95th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Desafio FC had won after a very even match.