U18 World League

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Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Myles Witherspoon kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, MOTOR LUBLIN S.A.'s Mariusz Cholewa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joel Underwood made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Joel Underwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariusz Cholewa in the 10th minute of play. MOTOR LUBLIN S.A. were furious when Teofil Resel was red carded, 14 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 14th match minute, MOTOR LUBLIN S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teofil Resel to maneuver through the defense. Lucas Palacios scored 1-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Herbert Spychalski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, MOTOR LUBLIN S.A.'s Damian Juszkowski got a free kick in the 21st minute. Herbert Spychalski was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Calvin Welsh. In the 28th match minute, Dep. Moron was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Myles Witherspoon to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the match, Mariusz Cholewa notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Dep. Moron's Joel Underwood. Joel Underwood was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 40th minute, Neal Snyder made a precise shot to the right of Herbert Spychalski. MOTOR LUBLIN S.A.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. When Myles Witherspoon was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 47 minutes had been played. In the 48th match minute, Dep. Moron was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Myles Witherspoon to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mariusz Cholewa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Szymon Giec could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Joel Underwood made a huge save. Mariusz Cholewa in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Joel Underwood, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Mariusz Cholewas short, quick shot in the 56thth minute got Joel Underwood to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. MOTOR LUBLIN S.A.'s Miromir Bara shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 58th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Joel Underwood but with some difficulty. 60 minutes into the match, Dep. Moron's goal looked a bit too open when Szymon Giec came free, but Joel Underwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariusz Cholewa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Szymon Giec during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Szymon Giec kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dep. Moron's goalkeeper Joel Underwood, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Dep. Moron getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Casey Redmond hit a great ball. Mariusz Cholewa struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Joel Underwood didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MOTOR LUBLIN S.A.. Miromir Bara's late challenge caught a Dep. Moron's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Miromir Bara helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Dep. Moron booed when MOTOR LUBLIN S.A. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miromir Bara didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Dep. Moron's Calvin Welsh tried to score from far away in the 72nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Dep. Moron's goalkeeper Joel Underwood had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariusz Cholewa. In the 81st minute, Boleslaw Kosowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Casey Redmond fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Herbert Spychalski having to interfere. After 89 played minutes Dep. Moron got a freekick which was hit by Neal Snyder. After a defensive mix-up in MOTOR LUBLIN S.A.'s zone, Lucas Palacios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Herbert Spychalski came out of the goal and Lucas Palacios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lucas Palacios kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Dep. Moron were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.