U18 World League

GardaviaArena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) MKS Pogoń Szczecin's Sebastian Figlewski 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. Gustaw Kostrzewa's late challenge caught a MKS Pogoń Szczecin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustaw Kostrzewa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 2nd minute, Gustaw Kostrzewa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Emil Pilitowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rafal Kosowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kajetan Januszewski having to interfere. Kajetan Januszewski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafal Kosowski in the 16th minute. After a rather tough play, Brzostowiec's Ignacy Kluska got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute of the match Sebastian Figlewski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eugeniusz Redisz skillfully saved the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Brzostowiec's zone, Karol Serwach stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eugeniusz Redisz came out of the goal and Karol Serwach tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 30 minutes into the match, Brzostowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Dariusz Chuchro came free, but Eugeniusz Redisz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kajetan Januszewski came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Brzostowiec's Rafal Kosowski. But to his dismay, Rafal Kosowski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Kajetan Januszewski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rafal Kosowski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 41 minute of play. MKS Pogoń Szczecin's Kajetan Januszewski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save MKS Pogoń Szczecin from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Brzostowiec getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Beniamin Piechna hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rafal Kosowski made a kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Brzostowiec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beniamin Piechna to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Lucjan Tokarczyk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kajetan Januszewski was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. 57 minutes into the match, MKS Pogoń Szczecin's goal looked a bit too open when Rafal Kosowski came free, but Kajetan Januszewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, MKS Pogoń Szczecin's Dariusz Chuchro got a free kick in the 58th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Rafal Kosowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brzostowiec's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafal Kosowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kajetan Januszewski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aleksander Domalik hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Rafal Kosowski struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Kajetan Januszewski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brzostowiec. Dariusz Chuchro kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafal Kosowski in the 71st minute of play forced MKS Pogoń Szczecin's goalkeeper Kajetan Januszewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Emil Pilitowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brzostowiec's supporters rose to their feet, but Emil Pilitowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kajetan Januszewski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute, Rafal Kosowski made a precise shot to the right of Kajetan Januszewski. MKS Pogoń Szczecin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. MKS Pogoń Szczecin's Kajetan Januszewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Pilitowski in the 81st minute of play. After having played for 85 minutes, Rafal Kosowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brzostowiec's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafal Kosowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ulryk Frenzel hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute, Rafal Kosowski made a precise shot to the right of Kajetan Januszewski. MKS Pogoń Szczecin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. When Brzostowiec's Rafal Kosowski in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MKS Pogoń Szczecin's goalie prevented a goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Brzostowiec had played much better football throughout.