U18 World League

Bonival
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) In the 6thth minute of the game Piotr Klimkiewicz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bonival's Arthur Lago was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Valdemar Cardoso came free, but Edgar Rydzyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Maurinho Bittencourt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bonival's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Red Devils the free kick. A collision led to Bonival getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Maurinho Bittencourt hit a great ball. In the 17th minute Maurinho Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgar Rydzyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Red Devils getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Ludomir Piczak hit a great ball. Bonival's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leandro da Fonseca in the 22nd minute. Maurinho Bittencourt succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 24th playminute. Arthur Lago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jedrzej Koprowski in the 27th minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, Bonival was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdemar Cardoso to maneuver through the defense. After 33 minutes of play, Red Devils's Jedrzej Koprowski made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arthur Lago was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Bonival's zone, Leszek Olejasz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arthur Lago came out of the goal and Leszek Olejasz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th minute, Jedrzej Koprowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Devils fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Valdemar Cardoso made the kick off in the second half. Arthur Lago made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Piotr Klimkiewicz sent off a good shot on target. 58 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Valle came free, but Edgar Rydzyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Red Devils getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Przemyslaw Wierzbicki hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurinho Valle in the 73rd minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Edgar Rydzyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Valdemar Cardoso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edgar Rydzyk was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. In the 81st minute, Julian Oliszewski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arthur Lago was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Bonival's Arthur Lago proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Bonival from getting a goal against them. After 95 played minutes Bonival got a freekick which was hit by Leandro da Fonseca. Arthur Lago made an important save on a dangerous shot by Przemyslaw Wierzbicki in the 96th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Red Devils had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.