U18 World League

WASIK ARENA
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Patryk Lizewski took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute there was a penalty for O.T.E. Fondas Psomas stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kacper Dulka. 0-1. The supporters of LKS Wasik Lidzbark booed when O.T.E was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thrasivoulos Peppas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patryk Lizewski who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 13thth minute tested the skills of Vrasidas Pelidis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 20th minute, LKS Wasik Lidzbark's Igor Mirowski dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Patryk Lizewski struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Vrasidas Pelidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LKS Wasik Lidzbark. Igor Mirowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vrasidas Pelidis having to interfere. Vaggelis Karagiozis hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. O.T.E's Vrasidas Pelidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patryk Lizewski in the 34th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sakis Batirakis was the one to do the kick off. When Milosz Puszynski fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LKS Wasik Lidzbark's protests and gave Milosz Puszynski a yellow card for diving instead. With an all-out effort, O.T.E's Kacper Dulka threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Thrasivoulos Peppas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 66 played minutes O.T.E got a freekick which was hit by Thrasivoulos Peppas. When Patryk Lizewski came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the LKS Wasik Lidzbark 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 Patryk Lizewski couldn't finish the play. 68 minutes into the match, O.T.E's goal looked a bit too open when Patryk Lizewski came free, but Vrasidas Pelidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. O.T.E's Vrasidas Pelidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Czeslaw Wykowski in the 69th minute of play. Vrasidas Pelidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Mirowski in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patryk Lizewski in the 72nd minute of play forced O.T.E's goalkeeper Vrasidas Pelidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thrasivoulos Peppas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Kacper Dulka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patryk Lizewski in the 79th minute of play forced O.T.E's goalkeeper Vrasidas Pelidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute of the match LKS Wasik Lidzbark got a corner. O.T.E's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Milosz Puszynski ran over to the corner to take the kick. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Czeslaw Wykowski sped through O.T.E's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vrasidas Pelidis. In the 86th minute, Patryk Lizewski made a precise shot to the right of Vrasidas Pelidis. O.T.E's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. In the 89th minute, Milosz Puszynski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, O.T.E's Nikolas Pavloulis got a free kick in the 93rd minute. There was no doubt that LKS Wasik Lidzbark were the better team. LKS Wasik Lidzbark's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.