U18 World League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stanislaw Domala kicked off to start the match. The supporters of TibaDons booed when Sawino SA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tolek Juroszek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grant Cornishs short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Artur Betonowy to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ollie Clark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislaw Domala in the 7th minute of play. Artur Betonowy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Callum Windsor in the 11th minute of the match. Ollie Clark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislaw Domala in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goal looked a bit too open when Witalis Cipinski came free, but Ollie Clark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ollie Clark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boruc Zywiec in the 15th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Boruc Zywiec ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ollie Clark was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Witalis Cipinski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ollie Clark having to interfere. Ollie Clark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boruc Zywiec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rick Postolan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ollie Clark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislaw Domala, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rick Postolan during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Sawino SA booed when TibaDons was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rick Postolan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arkadiusz Wallach hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute Stanislaw Domala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Clark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Witalis Cipinski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Ollie Clark tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Grant Cornish to make the kick off. Witalis Cipinski took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ollie Clark. Ollie Clark dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Witalis Cipinski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ollie Clark firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 66th minute, Arkadiusz Wallach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Grant Cornish sped through Sawino SA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Artur Betonowy. Sawino SA's Artur Betonowy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rick Postolan in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute, Boruc Zywiec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Artur Betonowy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grant Cornish in the 76th minute of play. In the 84th minute of the match, Witalis Cipinski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ollie Clark was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 85th minute Stanislaw Domala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Clark saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rick Postolan kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Sawino SA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.