U18 World League

Galactic
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) If Gordon Alderson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Super Nova Galaxy's Borys Nowak suffered a sore thigh after 8 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Jordan Hastings charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jordan Hastings the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Smiddy Celts's Jordan Hastings got a free kick in the 9th minute. Ronan Conlon was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Franciszek Kaszubik. A collision led to Smiddy Celts getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Jay Fleming hit a great ball. Jordan Hastings took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Herbert Wawak. Herbert Wawak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 28th match minute, Super Nova Galaxy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wladyslaw Niezywy to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute, Cameron McVeagh 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. Cameron McVeagh charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cameron McVeagh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cameron McVeagh hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 34 minutes into the match, Smiddy Celts's goal looked a bit too open when Ludomil Dula came free, but Ronan Conlon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute, Gordon Alderson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Smiddy Celts fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Herbert Wawak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jordan Hastings in the 40th minute of play. With a little luck, Smiddy Celts's Ronan Conlon got control of the ball when Ludomil Dula tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dominik Fetor got free with Ronan Conlon in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Smiddy Celts's Ronan Conlon got control of the ball when Ludomil Dula tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half Smiddy Celts were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Gordon Alderson made the kick off in the second half. Smiddy Celts's Ronan Conlon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franciszek Kaszubik in the 53rd minute of play. Ronan Conlon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Franciszek Kaszubik's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludomil Dula in the 55th minute of play forced Smiddy Celts's goalkeeper Ronan Conlon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the game, Super Nova Galaxy's Szymon Laba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ronan Conlon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 71st minute, Jordan Hastings reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Herbert Wawak. The goal made the score 1-3. A collision led to Smiddy Celts getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Jordan Hastings hit a great ball. Ronan Conlon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franciszek Kaszubik, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Herbert Wawak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gordon Alderson went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Ronan Conlon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franciszek Kaszubik in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to Smiddy Celts getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Jordan Hastings hit a great ball. When Tymoteusz Betonowy fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Super Nova Galaxy's protests and gave Tymoteusz Betonowy a yellow card for diving instead. In the 89th match minute, Super Nova Galaxy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tymoteusz Betonowy to maneuver through the defense. Ronan Conlon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Franciszek Kaszubik went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. Smiddy Celts's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.