U18 World League

OCYPEL
Spectators: 8001 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marian Budrewicz kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Marciano Maxin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Mieszko Nalepa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, KOLIBER OCYPEL's Marian Budrewicz got a free kick in the 5th minute. Mieszko Nalepa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marciano Maxin in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Desiderio Tancredo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Iwo Wawrukiewicz charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iwo Wawrukiewicz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 11th minute, Iwo Wawrukiewicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mieszko Nalepa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabricio Martxot in the 12th minute of play. The supporters of KOLIBER OCYPEL booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marciano Maxin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 played minutes KOLIBER OCYPEL got a freekick which was hit by Czeslaw Peczkowski. Abelardo Cristofor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marian Budrewicz in the 18th minute of play. The supporters of KOLIBER OCYPEL booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raimundo Primo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ovidio Piarres hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Mieszko Nalepa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marciano Maxin in the 31st minute of the match. A collision led to KOLIBER OCYPEL getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Wawrzyniec Kasiewski hit a great ball. Mieszko Nalepa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marciano Maxin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abelardo Cristofor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marian Budrewicz in the 44th minute. With an all-out effort, KOLIBER OCYPEL's Abelardo Cristofor threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marian Budrewicz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ziemowit Gierlach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After the first half Sportivo Ben Hur were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marciano Maxin to make the kick off. Abelardo Cristofor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marian Budrewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After 59 played minutes Sportivo Ben Hur got a freekick which was hit by Jimeno Lizbeth. The supporters of KOLIBER OCYPEL booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Desiderio Tancredo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ziemowit Gierlach received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Abelardo Cristofor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sportivo Ben Hur's Bruno Maraman was substituted for Fabricio Martxot. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Desiderio Tancredo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sportivo Ben Hur's supporters rose to their feet, but Desiderio Tancredo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mieszko Nalepa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marciano Maxin was extremely unlucky when he, in the 80th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Dawid Kazczyk's late challenge caught a Sportivo Ben Hur's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dawid Kazczyk helped the player get up and apologised. Abelardo Cristofor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Czeslaw Peczkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of KOLIBER OCYPEL booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marciano Maxin didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Bruno Maraman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Cyprian Felenak fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KOLIBER OCYPEL's protests and gave Cyprian Felenak a yellow card for diving instead. In the 93rd minute, Cyprian Felenak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwo Wawrukiewicz in the 97th minute of play forced Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Abelardo Cristofor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sportivo Ben Hur walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.