U18 World League

Kalahari Desert
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fabio Rapa took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Czarni Kozłowa Góra's goalkeeper Franciszek Imbor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabio Rapa. Boruc Soroka's late challenge caught a Meerkats FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Boruc Soroka helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Meerkats FC booed when Czarni Kozłowa Góra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boruc Soroka didn't get a good kick on the ball. Franciszek Imbor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Rapa in the 6th minute of the match. Nathan Sant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wincenty Walkowski went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Fabio Rapa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franciszek Imbor was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 17th match minute, Meerkats FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Rapa to maneuver through the defense. Antoine Miggiani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Franciszek Imbor made a huge save. Antoine Miggiani was extremely unlucky when he, in the 26th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Walery Skaradoski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Timothy De Battista fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Meerkats FC's protests and gave Timothy De Battista a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Meerkats FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Timothy De Battista hit a great ball. Nathan Sant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wincenty Walkowski in the 35th minute of play. Antoine Miggiani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Franciszek Imbor made a huge save. In the 40th minute, Wincenty Walkowski 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. When Iwan Kiszkiel fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Czarni Kozłowa Góra's protests and gave Iwan Kiszkiel a yellow card for diving instead. After 46 played minutes Czarni Kozłowa Góra got a freekick which was hit by Iwan Kiszkiel. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wincenty Walkowski made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Wincenty Walkowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nathan Sant was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Wincenty Walkowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nathan Sant having to interfere. Czarni Kozłowa Góra's Franciszek Imbor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Rapa in the 60th minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Czarni Kozłowa Góra's goal looked a bit too open when Antoine Miggiani came free, but Franciszek Imbor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute, Meerkats FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Radomir Hryc fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Walery Skaradoski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nathan Sant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wincenty Walkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. The audience was convinced that Antoine Miggiani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franciszek Imbor was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 87 minutes into the game, Boruc Soroka cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Nathan Sant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 91 minutes into the game, Walery Skaradoski recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nathan Sant. Walery Skaradoski showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. When the final whistle sounded Czarni Kozłowa Góra left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Meerkats FC.