U18 World League

Stadion Nieciece
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bartosz Erland started the match with the kick off. Teobald Ochabski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sanduru Aballe having to interfere. After 16 minutes of play, Escuadrón Mercenario's Mateo Mayorga made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Konrad Niezywy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bartosz Erland in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sanduru Aballe, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 25 minutes into the match, Ibar Abaurre notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Nieciece's Konrad Niezywy. Konrad Niezywy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice moves Ignacy Lichucki could shoot a difficult shot in the 29th minute, which Sanduru Aballe however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of Nieciece booed when Escuadrón Mercenario was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herena Abellaneda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sanduru Aballe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boruc Barycz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the game, Teobald Ochabski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nieciece's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Escuadrón Mercenario the free kick. 37 minutes into the game, one of Nieciece:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Konrad Niezywy had in the 38thth minute some difficulties stopping Mateo Mayorga's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 43 minutes of play Nieciece's Teobald Ochabski was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Teobald Ochabski kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pabla Abeijon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bartosz Erland struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Sanduru Aballe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nieciece. Nieciece's Bartosz Erland got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, one of Escuadrón Mercenario:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Escuadrón Mercenario. The referee gave Nieciece a penalty, 63 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Boruc Barycz, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Escuadrón Mercenario's Sanduru Aballe. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartosz Erland in the 67th minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Sanduru Aballe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Escuadrón Mercenario's Sanduru Aballe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boruc Barycz in the 70th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Konrad Niezywy successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Pabla Abeijon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Konrad Niezywy had in the 78thth minute some difficulties stopping Mateo Mayorga's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Boruc Barycz struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Sanduru Aballe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nieciece. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boruc Barycz in the 85th minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Sanduru Aballe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bartosz Erland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartosz Erland in the 89th minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Sanduru Aballe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sanduru Aballe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boruc Barycz, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Escuadrón Mercenario eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.