U18 World League

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Feliks Karanewski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, George Modrić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Three Lions FC's supporters rose to their feet, but George Modrić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waclaw Zacharczyk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 5 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Kléber Cerezo. After a defensive mix-up in Three Lions FC's zone, Arkadiusz Juroszek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. George Neuer came out of the goal and Arkadiusz Juroszek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 8 minutes into the game, Fabiano Silveira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Three Lions FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KS Górce Bemowo the free kick. Fabiano Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waclaw Zacharczyk having to interfere. When Guto Brodel fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Three Lions FC's protests and gave Guto Brodel a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Guto Brodel hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Fabiano Silveira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Three Lions FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabiano Silveira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waclaw Zacharczyk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabiano Silveira kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. George Modrić kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Fabiano Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute, Bogdan Ryback hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute, Arkadiusz Juroszek made a precise shot to the right of George Neuer. Three Lions FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. George Modrić was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 41st minute. Three Lions FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 42 minutes into the game, Bogdan Ryback was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KS Górce Bemowo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Three Lions FC the free kick. Bogdan Ryback kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. George Modrić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waclaw Zacharczyk having to interfere. Fabiano Silveira got his second yellow card in the match during the 45th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Fabiano Silveira hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The Three Lions FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. KS Górce Bemowo were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and George Modrić made a kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Álvaro Proença managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Three Lions FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Álvaro Proença was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arkadiusz Juroszek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. George Neuer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Moisés Negri kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. George Modrić's late challenge caught a KS Górce Bemowo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. George Modrić helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Modrić to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute, Feliks Karanewski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. George Neuer was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 82nd minute, Álvaro Proença 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. When George Modrić came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Three Lions FC 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 George Modrić couldn't finish the play. George Modrić scored 1-2 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Waclaw Zacharczyk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. KS Górce Bemowo's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.