U18 World League

Legion Arena
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) MKS Legion Częstochowa's Wasyl Dytrych 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. Encanto's Eliseu Tasso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Encanto from getting a goal against them. Eliseu Tasso didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 10th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. When Chicão Valle fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Encanto's protests and gave Chicão Valle a yellow card for diving instead. Wasyl Dytrych fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliseu Tasso having to interfere. Nico Palmeira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 25th minute, Wasyl Dytrych ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eliseu Tasso was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After 27 played minutes Encanto got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Valladares. A sloppy throw-in by Metod Koniecpolski in the 30th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Encanto's Edson Bertassi. If Chicão Valle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jan Sobieski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nico Palmeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After 33 minutes of play, Encanto's Nico Palmeira made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jan Sobieski was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 36 played minutes MKS Legion Częstochowa got a freekick which was hit by Wasyl Dytrych. Wasyl Dytrych received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Eliseu Tasso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nico Palmeira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. MKS Legion Częstochowa's Wasyl Dytrych got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eliseu Tasso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wasyl Dytrych went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Ludomir Pietras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliseu Tasso having to interfere. When Jerônimo Mendes fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Encanto's protests and gave Jerônimo Mendes a yellow card for diving instead. Jerônimo Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wasyl Dytrych in the 87th minute of play forced Encanto's goalkeeper Eliseu Tasso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eliseu Tasso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wasyl Dytrych, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. MKS Legion Częstochowa's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.