U18 World League

Stadion CHORZOWIANKA
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) AKS Chorzów's Zachary Bentkowski 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. AKS Chorzów's Maksymilian Piekarczyk got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavino Emmanuel in the 10th minute of play forced AKS Chorzów's goalkeeper Dariusz Ziombkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dariusz Ziombkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Jerano, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Dariusz Ziombkowski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dante Cordaryal went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Dariusz Ziombkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dante Cordaryal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Honorio Oalo in the 28th minute of play forced AKS Chorzów's goalkeeper Dariusz Ziombkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AKS Chorzów were furious when Mateusz Solecki was red carded, 30 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in AKS Chorzów fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! Victorino Leheren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maksymilian Piekarczyk in the 35th minute. In the 39th minute Gavino Emmanuel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dariusz Ziombkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Garcia in the 40th minute of play forced AKS Chorzów's goalkeeper Dariusz Ziombkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dariusz Ziombkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Emmanuel in the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Honorio Oalo to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Manzano FC's Gavino Emmanuel ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dariusz Ziombkowski. Dariusz Ziombkowski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. 56 minutes into the match, AKS Chorzów's goal looked a bit too open when Gavino Emmanuel came free, but Dariusz Ziombkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AKS Chorzów's Witalis Dlugi managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Cristo Laurin in the 58 minute of the game. In the 59th minute, Borys Chrobak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to AKS Chorzów getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Milosz Huk hit a great ball. Dariusz Ziombkowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dante Cordaryal in the 66th minute. Maksymilian Piekarczyk struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Victorino Leheren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AKS Chorzów. Dante Cordaryal came free with the goalkeeper in the 74th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dariusz Ziombkowski could save by the left post. In the 80th minute, Honorio Oalo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dariusz Ziombkowski. The goal made the score 0-5. In the 83rd minute Abel Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dariusz Ziombkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dariusz Ziombkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavino Emmanuel, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dante Cordaryal got free with Dariusz Ziombkowski in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Honorio Oalo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 90th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Aleksander Siekierka hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. 94 minutes into the game, Gavino Emmanuel recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dariusz Ziombkowski. Gavino Emmanuel showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6.