World League

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Spectators: 7393 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nasko Chandrev started the match with the kick off. When Trabzonspor FK's Nasko Chandrev in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Galaxy Team U18's goalie prevented a goal. When Nasko Chandrev came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Trabzonspor FK 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 Nasko Chandrev couldn't finish the play. Nasko Chandrev kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Wasyl Dubiel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franciszek Burufski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Galaxy Team U18's zone, Nasko Chandrev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Przemyslaw Zahemski came out of the goal and Nasko Chandrev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Przemyslaw Zahemski managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Trabzonspor FK's Nasko Chandrev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nasko Chandrev in the 16thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Przemyslaw Zahemski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Gilbert Dabrowski kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. When Gabe Matock came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Trabzonspor FK 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 Gabe Matock couldn't finish the play. 30 minutes into the match, Trabzonspor FK's goal looked a bit too open when Gilbert Dabrowski came free, but Franciszek Burufski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Nasko Chandrev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marek Skoroda's late challenge caught a Trabzonspor FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marek Skoroda helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Galaxy Team U18's Marek Skoroda got a free kick in the 35th minute. Przemyslaw Zahemski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nasko Chandrev's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. In the 41st match minute, Galaxy Team U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonard Furgat to maneuver through the defense. When Nasko Chandrev came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Trabzonspor FK 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 Nasko Chandrev couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Trabzonspor FK booed when Galaxy Team U18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonard Furgat didn't get a good kick on the ball. 47 minutes into the game, Nasko Chandrev lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Przemyslaw Zahemski.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wasyl Dubiel to strike the kick off in the second half. Franciszek Burufski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilbert Dabrowski in the 56th minute of play. Gilbert Dabrowski kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. If Thomás Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Franciszek Burufski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacek Witek in the 66th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacek Witek got free with Franciszek Burufski in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Nasko Chandrev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Przemyslaw Zahemski was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. In the 76th minute Gilbert Dabrowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franciszek Burufski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Przemyslaw Zahemski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nasko Chandrev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Galaxy Team U18's Wasyl Dubiel in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Trabzonspor FK's goalie prevented a goal. In the 83rd minute, Galaxy Team U18's Jacek Witek ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Franciszek Burufski. Franciszek Burufski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Anastasio Amato charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anastasio Amato the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th minute, Anastasio Amato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomás Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Przemyslaw Zahemski having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, Fryderyk Wolicki recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Franciszek Burufski. Fryderyk Wolicki showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Galaxy Team U18 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.