U18 World League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Modestas Mikelionis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 played minutes Sparta LKS got a freekick which was hit by Czeslaw Anszczak. Konstanty Kaczanek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Margiris Kerpauskas having to interfere. If Modestas Mikelionis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sylwester Bojanowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remigijus Pažarskis, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 18th minute Remigijus Pažarskis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sylwester Bojanowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Hexo Utd booed when Sparta LKS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lech Bartelak didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liutauras Rimkevičius in the 24th minute of play forced Sparta LKS's goalkeeper Sylwester Bojanowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 24 minutes, Leszek Orszak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sparta LKS and the Hexo Utd players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sparta LKS's Leszek Orszak got a free kick in the 25th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Hexo Utd's zone, Lech Bartelak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Margiris Kerpauskas came out of the goal and Lech Bartelak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Sparta LKS fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Sparta LKS's Waclaw Cetnar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 37 minutes into the game, Norbert Wieczorek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sparta LKS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hexo Utd the free kick. Norbert Wieczorek hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Sylwester Bojanowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Modestas Mikelionis, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gintautas Bauža during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sparta LKS made a substitution. Ksawery Felenak replaced Norbert Wieczorek. In the 43rd match minute, Hexo Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gintautas Bauža to maneuver through the defense. Margiris Kerpauskas was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Ksawery Felenak capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ksawery Felenak really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0.

The wind increased when Konstanty Kaczanek made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Sparta LKS's goal looked a bit too open when Donatas Slavinskas came free, but Sylwester Bojanowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Modestas Mikelionis in the 53rd minute of play forced Sparta LKS's goalkeeper Sylwester Bojanowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Hexo Utd's Arnoldas Baltušis got a free kick in the 55th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Sparta LKS's Lech Bartelak broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Modestas Mikelionis in the 62nd minute of play forced Sparta LKS's goalkeeper Sylwester Bojanowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sylwester Bojanowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Remigijus Pažarskis in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute, Lech Bartelak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sylwester Bojanowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liutauras Rimkevičius in the 70th minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Hexo Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Lech Bartelak came free, but Margiris Kerpauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sparta LKS's Sylwester Bojanowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Sparta LKS from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Hexo Utd's zone, Ksawery Felenak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Margiris Kerpauskas came out of the goal and Ksawery Felenak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sylwester Bojanowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liutauras Rimkevičius, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. With a little luck, Sparta LKS's Sylwester Bojanowski got control of the ball when Remigijus Pažarskis tried to sneak it across the goal line.