U18 World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roman Klejnowski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jerrod Hope showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Klejnowski in the 3rd minute of the match. Francisco Graham hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, PTB Football Club's Roman Klejnowski got a free kick in the 11th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Graham got free with Wawrzyniec Plucinik in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Irving Dennis fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sport Lisboa e Benfica's protests and gave Irving Dennis a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Irving Dennis got a free kick in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Klejnowski came free, but Jerrod Hope reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wawrzyniec Plucinik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georges Christopher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 22 played minutes PTB Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Marcin Bugajski. Wawrzyniec Plucinik made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francisco Graham in the 23rd minute. Francisco Graham kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. The supporters of PTB Football Club booed when Sport Lisboa e Benfica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Irving Dennis didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Antoni Lichniak fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PTB Football Club's protests and gave Antoni Lichniak a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd match minute, PTB Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antoni Lichniak to maneuver through the defense. Francisco Graham's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Wawrzyniec Plucinik skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg Wawrzyniec Plucinik managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Francisco Graham fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Georges Christopher in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Wawrzyniec Plucinik, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Wawrzyniec Plucinik stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Graham's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Wawrzyniec Plucinik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Graham, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Kajetan Budzyn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Wilfred Fleming came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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 Wilfred Fleming couldn't finish the play. When Francisco Graham came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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 Francisco Graham couldn't finish the play. 70 minutes into the game, Marcin Bugajski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PTB Football Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sport Lisboa e Benfica the free kick. Marcin Bugajski kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Arlen Daly took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Wawrzyniec Plucinik. PTB Football Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. PTB Football Club's Witalis Malik got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dallas Sweet charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dallas Sweet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Wawrzyniec Plucinik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Graham in the 80th minute of play. After 82 played minutes PTB Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Ziemowit Gejda. In the 84th minute, Antoni Lichniak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PTB Football Club's Wawrzyniec Plucinik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilfred Fleming in the 85th minute of play. Marcin Bugajski hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute, Georges Christopher 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. PTB Football Club's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.