U18 League

Grodzka Stadium
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Douglas Luis made the kick off and thus started the match. Juliusz Wolnik charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juliusz Wolnik the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Juventus Football Club booed when FC Grodzka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juliusz Wolnik didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 10th play minutes Douglas Luis shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Zdzislaw Walentowicz and just under the crossbar into goal. Michele Di Gregorio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michal Harbaszewski in the 16th minute of play. Michele Di Gregorio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Harbaszewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21stth minute of the game Grzegorz Praski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Grodzka's Zdzislaw Walentowicz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 21st minute, Mikolaj Piszczor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Douglas Luis struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Zdzislaw Walentowicz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juventus Football Club. 28 minutes into the game, Douglas Luis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Zdzislaw Walentowicz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Korneliusz Kensicki during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Korneliusz Kensicki hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. With his leg Michele Di Gregorio managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when FC Grodzka's Leonard Sala fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Douglas Luis took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zdzislaw Walentowicz. Zdzislaw Walentowicz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Zdzislaw Walentowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douglas Luis, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Michal Harbaszewski made a kick off. The FC Grodzka fans' excitement grew in the 51st match minute when FC Grodzka's Michal Harbaszewski looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Zdzislaw Walentowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kryspin Skirzynski in the 56th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michal Harbaszewski in the 57th minute of play forced Juventus Football Club's goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC Grodzka getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Juliusz Wolnik hit a great ball. 62 minutes in the game, Grzegorz Praski dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Grzegorz Praski in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zdzislaw Walentowicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Fabian Kempka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Douglas Luis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zdzislaw Walentowicz was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Zdzislaw Walentowicz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Douglas Luis's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Zdzislaw Walentowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douglas Luis, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After 87 played minutes FC Grodzka got a freekick which was hit by Mikolaj Piszczor. If Kryspin Skirzynski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 91 minutes into the match, Douglas Luis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zdzislaw Walentowicz, 2-4. The FC Grodzka fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Juventus Football Club were clearly better and deserved to take the win.