U18 World League

Schwanau
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luis Ekialde took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Tacheros OFF getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Godofredo Sindo hit a great ball. Zbigniew Poreda in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Miguel Demesio, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 9 minutes into the match, Tacheros OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Florian Gongola came free, but Miguel Demesio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Melquiades Atarratze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Adam Fikus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 17 minutes into the game, Samuel Raphael was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tacheros OFF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SHADOW the free kick. In the 26th minute, Zula Trochowski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Melquiades Atarratze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Miguel Demesio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zbigniew Poreda in the 33rd minute. In the 35thth minute of the game Zbigniew Poreda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tacheros OFF's Miguel Demesio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 37th minute, Luis Ekialde made a precise shot to the right of Adam Fikus. SHADOW's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Adam Fikus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Ekialde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, SHADOW's Zygmunt Okopny got a free kick in the 41st minute. When SHADOW's Zbigniew Poreda in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tacheros OFF's goalie prevented a goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zbigniew Poreda made a kick off. 55 minutes into the match, SHADOW's goalkeeper Adam Fikus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damaso Nerio. In the 58thth minute of the game Zbigniew Poreda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tacheros OFF's Miguel Demesio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Tacheros OFF's Luis Ekialde got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 65th minute, Lucas Valiente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to SHADOW getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Jakub Domaracki hit a great ball. If Mauro Videl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luis Ekialde hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 72 minutes into the match, Tacheros OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Jakub Domaracki came free, but Miguel Demesio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbigniew Poreda in the 78th minute of play forced Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Miguel Demesio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th match minute, Tacheros OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauro Videl to maneuver through the defense. Luis Ekialde received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Adam Fikus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of SHADOW booed when Tacheros OFF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godofredo Sindo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The SHADOW supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Tacheros OFF's performance. The match ended with a win for Tacheros OFF.