U18 World League

SUN CITY STADIUM
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Bartlomiej Wysocki started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eigirdas Kaščiukaitis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartlomiej Wysocki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eigirdas Kaščiukaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miromir Nikodemski in the 7th minute of play. Eigirdas Kaščiukaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miromir Nikodemski, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute Bartlomiej Wysocki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eigirdas Kaščiukaitis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 12 played minutes FC COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Rapolas Boguckis. Janusz Magdziarz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Einaras Brūzga in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kazimierz Nakoneczny saved Nadodrze Wrocław from getting behind. Rapolas Boguckis's late challenge caught a Nadodrze Wrocław's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rapolas Boguckis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC COSA NOSTRA getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Rapolas Boguckis hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute, Miromir Nikodemski made a precise shot to the right of Eigirdas Kaščiukaitis. FC COSA NOSTRA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Benjaminas Jasinskas hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Eigirdas Kaščiukaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miromir Nikodemski, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After some careless play in the FC COSA NOSTRA defense, Bartlomiej Wysocki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eigirdas Kaščiukaitis. The FC COSA NOSTRA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eigirdas Kaščiukaitis should have stopped the shot. Benjaminas Jasinskas's shot from long distance in the 34th minute was not bad at all, but Nadodrze Wrocław's Kazimierz Nakoneczny knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. In the 35th minute, Bartlomiej Wysocki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eigirdas Kaščiukaitis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Eigirdas Kaščiukaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miromir Nikodemski, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After a rather tough play, FC COSA NOSTRA's Benjaminas Jasinskas got a free kick in the 45th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Einaras Brūzga made the kick off in the second half. Eigirdas Kaščiukaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miromir Nikodemski in the 52nd minute of play. Aureliusz Arendarski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eigirdas Kaščiukaitis came out and tried to block the shot, but Aureliusz Arendarski slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 56th minute. The audience was convinced that Einaras Brūzga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kazimierz Nakoneczny was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Eigirdas Kaščiukaitis was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Miromir Nikodemski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Miromir Nikodemski really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Eigirdas Kaščiukaitis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartlomiej Wysocki in the 74th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Einaras Brūzga during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th minute, Einaras Brūzga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When FC COSA NOSTRA's Einaras Brūzga in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nadodrze Wrocław's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Nadodrze Wrocław booed when FC COSA NOSTRA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Girkantas Malevičius didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Einaras Brūzga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC COSA NOSTRA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. After 94 played minutes FC COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Girkantas Malevičius. Aloyzas Jučas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kazimierz Nakoneczny having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Nadodrze Wrocław had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.