U18 World League

Troopers Arena
Spectators: 7755 (Terracing: 5818, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Daniel Mentis hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. A collision led to LTA FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Lázaro Ayala hit a great ball. In the 14th match minute, White Star Troopers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tolek Gredal to maneuver through the defense. Roberto Oliverio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Mentis in the 17th minute of play. Tolek Gredal got in the 18th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Roberto Oliverio handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. After a rather tough play, White Star Troopers's Korneliusz Moizuk got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 26 minutes into the game, LTA FC's Rodrigo Quintan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Radomir Glogowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Lázaro Ayala hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sylwester Luty in the 31st minute of play forced LTA FC's goalkeeper Roberto Oliverio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Oliverio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ziemowit Budrewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the game, White Star Troopers's Ziemowit Budrewicz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roberto Oliverio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. A collision led to LTA FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Arsenio Erico hit a great ball. If Rodrigo Quintan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Lázaro Ayala made the kick off in the second half. Rodrigo Quintan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Radomir Glogowski made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lázaro Ayala in the 57th minute of play forced White Star Troopers's goalkeeper Radomir Glogowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Arsenio Erico fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LTA FC's protests and gave Arsenio Erico a yellow card for diving instead. Arsenio Erico hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Sylwester Luty sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the LTA FC defense, Sylwester Luty kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roberto Oliverio. The LTA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roberto Oliverio should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Mentis in the 73rd minute of play forced LTA FC's goalkeeper Roberto Oliverio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LTA FC made a substitution. Genaro Iliana replaced Lázaro Ayala. 77 minutes into the match, White Star Troopers's goal looked a bit too open when Virgilio Oton came free, but Radomir Glogowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radomir Glogowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgilio Oton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After taking down the ball on LTA FC's corner Arsenio Erico fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Radomir Glogowski quite easily take care of the ball. After 86 minutes, Virgilio Oton mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LTA FC and the White Star Troopers players grew even worse after the yellow card. Virgilio Oton kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 87th minute of the match Sylwester Luty shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Roberto Oliverio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Lucjan Kaczorowski hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After 95 played minutes White Star Troopers got a freekick which was hit by Lucjan Kaczorowski. White Star Troopers's Radomir Glogowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save White Star Troopers from getting a goal against them. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The White Star Troopers fans cheered their team off the field, for while LTA FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.