U18 World League

Arena Legionów
Spectators: 7440 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zachariasz Burdalski kicked off to start the match. Mikolaj Ochabski came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Minion Mim's Peter De Boeck. But to his dismay, Peter De Boeck quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Mikolaj Ochabski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Victor Van der Veeken's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Mattias Valckeners had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mikolaj Ochabski. Galena Kielce's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mattias Valckeners was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 14 minutes into the game, Minion Mim's Peter De Boeck nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mikolaj Ochabski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After having played for 18 minutes, Jerzy Winograd managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galena Kielce's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jerzy Winograd was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Constantijn Bracke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerzy Winograd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teofil Skirzynski hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Mikolaj Ochabski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Victor Van der Veeken's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jannis Callewaert in the 29th minute of play forced Galena Kielce's goalkeeper Mikolaj Ochabski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikolaj Ochabski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Van der Veeken in the 31st minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Galena Kielce's Zachariasz Burdalski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Constantijn Bracke narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Constantijn Bracke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teofil Skirzynski in the 35th minute of the match. Mikolaj Ochabski came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Minion Mim's Victor Van der Veeken. But to his dismay, Victor Van der Veeken quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. In the 42nd minute, Mattias Valckeners hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Constantijn Bracke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerzy Winograd, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Galena Kielce's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Valckeners came free, but Mikolaj Ochabski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Minion Mim were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Victor Van der Veeken stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Teofil Skirzynski came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Galena Kielce 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 Teofil Skirzynski couldn't finish the play. Galena Kielce's Mikolaj Ochabski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Galena Kielce from getting a goal against them. Constantijn Bracke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerzy Winograd, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Mikolaj Ochabski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Van der Veeken in the 67th minute of play. Mikolaj Ochabski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mattias Valckeners, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mattias Valckeners hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. A collision led to Minion Mim getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Yannik Leenknecht hit a great ball. In the 81st minute, one of Minion Mim:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Minion Mim. When Peter De Boeck fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Minion Mim's protests and gave Peter De Boeck a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th minute, Peter De Boeck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Galena Kielce's Jerzy Winograd got a free kick in the 89th minute. When Teofil Skirzynski fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Galena Kielce's protests and gave Teofil Skirzynski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th match minute, Galena Kielce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teofil Skirzynski to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute, Jerzy Winograd ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Constantijn Bracke was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. The Minion Mim supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Minion Mim would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.