U18 World League

Estadio Alejandra
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Alejandra's Gogo Bixintxo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Miroslaw Turak fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fedaykin of Arrakeen's protests and gave Miroslaw Turak a yellow card for diving instead. Miroslaw Turak hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 5th match minute, Fedaykin of Arrakeen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kajetan Miodek to maneuver through the defense. Edgar Burdalski was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Gogo Bixintxo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gogo Bixintxo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After 10 minutes of play, Fedaykin of Arrakeen's Patryk Opat made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emilio Lonzo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 19thth minute of the game Gogo Bixintxo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fedaykin of Arrakeen's Edgar Burdalski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lucjan Bara took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emilio Lonzo. Emilio Lonzo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Fernan Maurino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Edgar Burdalski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Lucjan Bara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fedaykin of Arrakeen's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucjan Bara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emilio Lonzo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edgar Burdalski came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Alejandra's German Fernendo. But to his dismay, German Fernendo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. A collision led to Alejandra getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Teofilo Austin hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Alejandra's Gogo Bixintxo got a free kick in the 38th minute. Edgar Burdalski made an important save on a dangerous shot by German Fernendo in the 42nd minute. After 44 played minutes Alejandra got a freekick which was hit by Teofilo Austin. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucjan Bara was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Alejandra's goalkeeper Emilio Lonzo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patryk Opat. Edgar Burdalski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gogo Bixintxo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes into the game, Stasio Wisniewski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fedaykin of Arrakeen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alejandra the free kick. Stasio Wisniewski kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Filomeno Afonso's late challenge caught a Fedaykin of Arrakeen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filomeno Afonso helped the player get up and apologised. Filomeno Afonso hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. The long shot by Tanek Karpinski in the 59th minute really tested Emilio Lonzo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 61 played minutes Fedaykin of Arrakeen got a freekick which was hit by Patryk Opat. Braulio Quinito charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Braulio Quinito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd match minute, Alejandra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Braulio Quinito to maneuver through the defense. Edgar Burdalski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from German Fernendo went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. German Fernendo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rd minute, Miroslaw Turak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edgar Burdalski came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Alejandra's Braulio Quinito. But to his dismay, Braulio Quinito quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. In the 81st minute, Tanek Karpinski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edgar Burdalski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gogo Bixintxo, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Fedaykin of Arrakeen's Edgar Burdalski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gogo Bixintxo in the 89th minute of play. There was no doubt that Alejandra were the better team. Alejandra's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.