U18 World League

im. Richarda Riedla
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dante Gorostiaga started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Dante Gorostiaga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edwin van der Saar. Jupiter Siemiatycze's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dante Gorostiaga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. With his leg Juan Jesus Heyboer managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when Jupiter Siemiatycze's Grzegorz Kisielka fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Dante Gorostiaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Javier Echazarreta in the 13th minute of play forced Jupiter Siemiatycze's goalkeeper Edwin van der Saar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Francisco Javier Echazarreta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edwin van der Saar was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 18th minute Trond Traband shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Saar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Zachariasz Huratiak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Zygmunt Marud fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jupiter Siemiatycze's protests and gave Zygmunt Marud a yellow card for diving instead. Edwin van der Saar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trond Traband, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the game, Jimmy Jones lined in a short shot 2-2 behind a frustrated Juan Jesus Heyboer. After a rather tough play, SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's Dante Gorostiaga got a free kick in the 35th minute. Francisco Javier Echazarreta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Edwin van der Saar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, Jupiter Siemiatycze's goal looked a bit too open when Dante Gorostiaga came free, but Edwin van der Saar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Jupiter Siemiatycze defense, Trond Traband kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edwin van der Saar. The Jupiter Siemiatycze fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edwin van der Saar should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Francisco Javier Echazarreta during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Francisco Javier Echazarreta hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jimmy Jones to strike the kick off in the second half. Juan Jesus Heyboer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimmy Jones in the 51st minute of play. Jimmy Jones scored 3-3 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juan Jesus Heyboer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Francisco Javier Echazarreta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edwin van der Saar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. In the 69th minute Victor Hugo Marchena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Saar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute Victor Hugo Marchena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Saar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edwin van der Saar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Francisco Javier Echazarreta went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. Félix Robles hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Jimmy Jones charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jimmy Jones the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 92nd match minute, Jupiter Siemiatycze was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jimmy Jones to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Jupiter Siemiatycze's Grzegorz Kisielka got a free kick in the 94th minute. SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.