U18 World League

Menduni Michelangelo
Spectators: 8054 (Terracing: 6042, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabio Trentini started the match with the kick off. Anthony Flocco hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Kajetan Czciborek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KN ZGORZELEC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kajetan Czciborek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. PICCOLE PESTI's Antonio Vulcano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konrad Zagrobelny in the 18th minute of play. Antonio Vulcano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konrad Zagrobelny, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Konrad Zagrobelny scored 0-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Antonio Vulcano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kajetan Czciborek stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, KN ZGORZELEC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kajetan Czciborek to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to PICCOLE PESTI getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Anthony Flocco hit a great ball. After 59 minutes, Konrad Zagrobelny mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KN ZGORZELEC and the PICCOLE PESTI players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 59th match minute, KN ZGORZELEC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konrad Zagrobelny to maneuver through the defense. Kajetan Czciborek charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kajetan Czciborek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 61st minute, Kajetan Czciborek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute Adriano Bracco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kazimierz Cipinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Concetto Tofani fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PICCOLE PESTI's protests and gave Concetto Tofani a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of KN ZGORZELEC booed when PICCOLE PESTI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Concetto Tofani didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 78 played minutes PICCOLE PESTI got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Bracco. Kazimierz Cipinski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Trentini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kazimierz Cipinski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincenzo Caputo in the 82nd minute of play. Kajetan Czciborek got his second yellow card in the match during the 94th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 95th match minute, KN ZGORZELEC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kajetan Czciborek to maneuver through the defense.