U18 World League

Bellagio
Spectators: 7765 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ludomir Zakrzewski started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the game, Leonard Gondek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ocean´s Eleven the free kick. Freddie Lindström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gianluca Pagliuca having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Boris Löfkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wasyl Gonsiewski took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sven-Olof Örtendal. Sven-Olof Örtendal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, Ocean´s Eleven's Mads Fenger got a free kick in the 24th minute. Thomas Nässén sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Sigvard Algren came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Ocean´s Eleven fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sigvard Algren couldn't finish the play. Sigvard Algren struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Gianluca Pagliuca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ocean´s Eleven. In the 38th minute, Ludomir Zakrzewski 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. After 41 minutes, Izydor Skrzypiec mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA and the Ocean´s Eleven players grew even worse after the yellow card. Edvard Arhenius took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gianluca Pagliuca. TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA booed when Ocean´s Eleven was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mads Fenger didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paulinho Guará made a kick off. TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA's Gianluca Pagliuca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddie Lindström in the 53rd minute of play. Sven-Olof Örtendal made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Ludomir Zakrzewski sent off a good shot on target. In the 58th minute Paulinho Guará shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluca Pagliuca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gianluca Pagliuca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulinho Guará in the 61st minute of play. Gianluca Pagliuca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sigvard Algren, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulinho Guará in the 65th minute of play forced TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA's goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gianluca Pagliuca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulinho Guará in the 65th minute of play. Gianluca Pagliuca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Freddie Lindström's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Wasyl Gonsiewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 72 played minutes TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA got a freekick which was hit by Milosz Dynda. Gianluca Pagliuca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulinho Guará, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ludomir Zakrzewski got free with Sven-Olof Örtendal in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 75th minute, Milosz Dynda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gianluca Pagliuca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulinho Guará, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA's zone, Anders Runeberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gianluca Pagliuca came out of the goal and Anders Runeberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 88 minutes into the match, TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA's goal looked a bit too open when Paulinho Guará came free, but Gianluca Pagliuca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.