U18 World League

苏州奥体中心
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alam Chan got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 booed when LIRA ELBLĄG SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fryderyk Rakoski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Klement Banaszak kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. A hard shot 10 in the game by Alam Chan from a close distance when the talented Pawel Klejnowski managed to make a qualified save. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's players were relieved. In the 12th minute Bogumil Andrysiak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiq Hongyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogumil Andrysiak in the 14th minute of play forced 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afiq Hongyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klement Banaszak, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Pawel Klejnowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jithu Low, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The supporters of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 booed when LIRA ELBLĄG SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ziemowit Kaminski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute, Alam Chan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pawel Klejnowski. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 29th minute, Bogumil Andrysiak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Afiq Hongyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klement Banaszak in the 33rd minute of the match. Afiq Hongyi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Klement Banaszak's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. 44 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Iskandar Kool sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pawel Klejnowski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Alam Chan managed to get in a good position for a shot. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's supporters rose to their feet, but Alam Chan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pawel Klejnowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bogumil Andrysiak was the one to do the kick off. After 54 played minutes 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by Sean Yip. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 from getting a goal against them. When Fryderyk Rakoski fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's protests and gave Fryderyk Rakoski a yellow card for diving instead. After 61 played minutes LIRA ELBLĄG SSA got a freekick which was hit by Fryderyk Rakoski. With a little luck, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi got control of the ball when Klement Banaszak tried to sneak it across the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Alam Chan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pawel Klejnowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 89th minute, Bogumil Andrysiak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alam Chan took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pawel Klejnowski. Pawel Klejnowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the LIRA ELBLĄG SSA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for 苏州觅香足球俱乐部.