U18 World League

KOZIOŁKI ARENA
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Juliusz Piesciuk 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. Alexsandro Ribeiro stood somewhat misplaced when Juliusz Piesciuk came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 4 minute. Konrad Bierfass's late challenge caught a Fala Sério FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Konrad Bierfass helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Fala Sério FC booed when KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Konrad Bierfass didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 played minutes, Fala Sério FC's Matheus Fernandez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marek Olejasz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Fala Sério FC reached it. Tadeusz Odachowski struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Alexsandro Ribeiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Juliusz Piesciuk in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexsandro Ribeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ziemowit Panikowski took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alexsandro Ribeiro. Alexsandro Ribeiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. When Juliusz Piesciuk came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Juliusz Piesciuk couldn't finish the play. The supporters of KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ booed when Fala Sério FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauro Meireles didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 32 played minutes KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ got a freekick which was hit by Edmund Jajko. Marek Olejasz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Meireles, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Konrad Bierfass got his second yellow card in the match during the 35th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 36 played minutes KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ got a freekick which was hit by Konrad Bierfass. After 37 played minutes, Fala Sério FC's Matheus Fernandez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marek Olejasz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Fala Sério FC reached it. The supporters of KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ booed when Fala Sério FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio da Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juliusz Piesciuk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Juliusz Piesciuk managed to get in a good position for a shot. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's supporters rose to their feet, but Juliusz Piesciuk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexsandro Ribeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Matheus Fernandez made the kick off in the second half. Fala Sério FC's Alexsandro Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juliusz Piesciuk in the 51st minute of play. After 52 played minutes KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ got a freekick which was hit by Edmund Jajko. Juliusz Piesciuk hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the game, Juliusz Piesciuk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Alexsandro Ribeiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 59 minutes, Juliusz Piesciuk made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Fala Sério FC's Alexsandro Ribeiro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Alexsandro Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juliusz Piesciuk in the 63rd minute of the match. Fala Sério FC's Alexsandro Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juliusz Piesciuk in the 67th minute of play. Alexsandro Ribeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juliusz Piesciuk's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. A collision led to KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ziemowit Panikowski hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matheus Fernandez in the 73rd minute of play forced KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's goalkeeper Marek Olejasz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Stefan Rutkowski got a free kick in the 76th minute. With a little luck, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Marek Olejasz got control of the ball when Mauro Meireles tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Juliusz Piesciuk in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexsandro Ribeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 80th match minute, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ziemowit Panikowski to maneuver through the defense. In the 86thth minute of the game Juliusz Piesciuk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fala Sério FC's Alexsandro Ribeiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Juliusz Piesciuk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexsandro Ribeiro. Fala Sério FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juliusz Piesciuk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Stefan Rutkowski kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Fala Sério FC's Carlos Augusto Velasco shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 94th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Marek Olejasz but with some difficulty. In the 95th minute, Witold Moryl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There was no doubt that KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ were the better team. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.