U18 World League

Pikachuzim Arena
Spectators: 8418 (Terracing: 6314, Seating: 1936, VIP seats: 168) Miroslaw Panikowski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Damian Skonieczny's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Claudinho Moura read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th match minute, MKS Mazur Ełk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Szymon Orlicki to maneuver through the defense. Szymon Orlicki kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. AS Pikachuzim's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cleiton Massa in the 11th minute. Claudinho Moura came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by MKS Mazur Ełk's Damian Skonieczny. But to his dismay, Damian Skonieczny quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 18th minute, Dadá Torres made a precise shot to the right of Waldemar Jeziorkowski. MKS Mazur Ełk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Vito Batista hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Dadá Torres managed to get in a good position for a shot. AS Pikachuzim's supporters rose to their feet, but Dadá Torres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waldemar Jeziorkowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in AS Pikachuzim's zone, Damian Skonieczny stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Claudinho Moura came out of the goal and Damian Skonieczny tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vito Batista to make the kick off. Damian Skonieczny's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Claudinho Moura read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, AS Pikachuzim's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Skonieczny came free, but Claudinho Moura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Dadá Torres managed to get in a good position for a shot. AS Pikachuzim's supporters rose to their feet, but Dadá Torres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waldemar Jeziorkowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Geovânio Vasconcelos kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. With a little luck, AS Pikachuzim's Claudinho Moura got control of the ball when Edward Wincek tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind MKS Mazur Ełk's goalkeeper Waldemar Jeziorkowski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. AS Pikachuzim's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cleiton Massa in the 77th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as MKS Mazur Ełk's Damian Skonieczny slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Claudinho Moura. That made the score 2-3 after 82 minutes of play. A sloppy throw-in by Alfredão Meireles in the 90th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by MKS Mazur Ełk's Witalis Jajecznica. MKS Mazur Ełk's attentive Zula Sidorowicz managed to snatch the ball when Alfredão Meireles made a throw-in in the 92nd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damian Skonieczny got free with Claudinho Moura in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The MKS Mazur Ełk players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.