U18 World League

Valeska Samplezza
Spectators: 7981 (Terracing: 5987, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Taio Sánchez started the match with the kick off. In the 9th minute Burak Krawczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Durango saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Domenech Ramis hit a great ball. In the 13th minute Burak Krawczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Durango saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Burak Krawczyk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Salvador Durango read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Chelmza Team were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Iwo Walentowicz took the corner. A collision led to C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Eskuin Ruiz hit a great ball. After some careless play in the C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 defense, Burak Krawczyk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Salvador Durango. The C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Salvador Durango should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Chelmza Team getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Antoni Pawlik hit a great ball. Domenech Ramis's late challenge caught a Chelmza Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Domenech Ramis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th minute, Domenech Ramis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Burak Krawczyk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Salvador Durango read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute of the match Chelmza Team got a corner. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Iwo Walentowicz ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Burak Krawczyk in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Salvador Durango saved C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Burak Krawczyk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Salvador Durango was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Chelmza Team's Maciej Warka got a free kick in the 44th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolomé Correa in the 45th minute of play forced Chelmza Team's goalkeeper Stasio Kalinowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Burak Krawczyk to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's zone, Maciej Warka stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salvador Durango came out of the goal and Maciej Warka tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Salvador Durango made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Burak Krawczyk sent off a good shot on target. In the 62nd match minute, Chelmza Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antoni Pawlik to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Antoni Pawlik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the match, Burak Krawczyk dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Salvador Durango, 0-2. After 82 minutes of play, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Melquiades Maestro made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stasio Kalinowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 95th match minute, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rachid Baba Ali Von Bischhoffshausen to maneuver through the defense. Chelmza Team's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.