U18 World League

Woodpecker Dome
Spectators: 7811 (Terracing: 5860, Seating: 1796, VIP seats: 155) Arkadiusz Zaworski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's Laurent Cuppens got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Pierre Van Hoeijveldt managed to get in a good position for a shot. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's supporters rose to their feet, but Pierre Van Hoeijveldt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marek Gdowik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς defense, Kazimierz Miazga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Soren Terhorst. The ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Soren Terhorst should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's Ludwig de Pelsmaecker slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marek Gdowik. That made the score 2-1 after 21 minutes of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jurand Derlanga during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Jurand Derlanga hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ludwig de Pelsmaecker in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marek Gdowik saved ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź from getting behind. 40 minutes into the match, Ludwig de Pelsmaecker had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marek Gdowik. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ludwig de Pelsmaecker was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Marek Gdowik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ludwig de Pelsmaecker in the 46th minute of play. In the 48th minute Pierre Van Hoeijveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marek Gdowik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ludwig de Pelsmaecker made a kick off. If Glenn Stuyck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Jurand Derlanga got a free kick in the 56th minute. If Ludwig de Pelsmaecker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute Pierre Van Hoeijveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marek Gdowik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glenn Stuyck in the 63rd minute of play forced ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's goalkeeper Marek Gdowik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Ludwig de Pelsmaecker managed to get in a good position for a shot. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's supporters rose to their feet, but Ludwig de Pelsmaecker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marek Gdowik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marek Gdowik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kobe Maerschalks, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Jan Polakowski kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Arkadiusz Zaworski hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. The supporters of ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς booed when ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dominik Brzonkala didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute Ludwig de Pelsmaecker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marek Gdowik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marek Gdowik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre Van Hoeijveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jurand Wojtkiewicz during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marek Gdowik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Glenn Stuyck in the 90th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 92nd minute of the game. One of ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź:s goal. In the 95th minute, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź got a penalty, and Norbert Gregorczyk placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź for a fine match.