U18 World League

Jana Pawła II
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Máté Berta might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aureliusz Olender. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Máté Berta ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 9thth minute of the game László Nemes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wiktoria Zajafka's Aureliusz Olender was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aureliusz Olender made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Máté Berta in the 12th minute of play. Aureliusz Olender showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from János Dala in the 13th minute of the match. After 14 minutes Wiktoria Zajafka's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Krisztián Radnai who took care of the corner kick. Hungarian Olympic's Krisztián Radnai was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aureliusz Olender in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Korneliusz Cieslak's late challenge caught a Hungarian Olympic's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Korneliusz Cieslak helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Wiktoria Zajafka getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Korneliusz Cieslak hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling János Dala in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aureliusz Olender prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Wiktoria Zajafka defense, János Dala kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aureliusz Olender. The Wiktoria Zajafka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aureliusz Olender should have stopped the shot. Korneliusz Cieslak got his second yellow card in the match during the 34th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 35th minute, Korneliusz Cieslak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wasyl Fikus hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Aureliusz Olender didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Máté Berta went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After the first half Hungarian Olympic were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Teofil Badanowski made a kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, János Dala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungarian Olympic's supporters crossed their fingers, but János Dala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Hungarian Olympic booed when Wiktoria Zajafka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olaf Chrobak didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute, Herbert Cebula hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Máté Berta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Aureliusz Olender made a huge save. After 69 played minutes Wiktoria Zajafka got a freekick which was hit by Olaf Chrobak. Wiktoria Zajafka's Aureliusz Olender played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by János Dala in the 71st minute of play. Aureliusz Olender took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Máté Berta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aureliusz Olender made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Máté Berta sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Máté Berta in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aureliusz Olender prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 89th minute László Nemes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aureliusz Olender saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Herbert Cebula during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Wiktoria Zajafka's Herbert Cebula got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Hungarian Olympic's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.