U18 World League

Stadion Astralny
Spectators: 7583 (Terracing: 5688, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kacper Figlewski got the match started through his kick off. Benedicto Gelmiro hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Alejandro Ubelteso's late challenge caught a Astral's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alejandro Ubelteso helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Poker de Ases ⚜️'s Alejandro Ubelteso got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute Wincenty Rydz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Frantzes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wladyslaw Sanocki in the 19th minute of play forced Poker de Ases ⚜️'s goalkeeper Baldomero Frantzes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wincenty Rydz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Baldomero Frantzes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kacper Figlewski let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 23rd minute shot 1-1 at rihgt post. Teobald Puch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Eyague in the 26th minute of play. In the 30th match minute, Astral was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cezary Fujara to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Zacarias Eyague managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poker de Ases ⚜️'s supporters rose to their feet, but Zacarias Eyague was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teobald Puch breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Baldomero Frantzes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wincenty Rydz in the 37th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Severiano Xabel during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Poker de Ases ⚜️'s Severiano Xabel got a free kick in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wincenty Rydz in the 40th minute of play forced Poker de Ases ⚜️'s goalkeeper Baldomero Frantzes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teobald Puch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zacarias Eyague, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baldomero Frantzes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kacper Figlewski went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 47th minute, Zacarias Eyague ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teobald Puch was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. The Astral players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Poker de Ases ⚜️ were winning 2-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zacarias Eyague was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Poker de Ases ⚜️'s goal looked a bit too open when Kacper Figlewski came free, but Baldomero Frantzes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zacarias Eyague struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Teobald Puch didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Poker de Ases ⚜️. Tymoteusz Ziemba hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute of the match Baldomiro Francesco shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Teobald Puch showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacarias Eyague in the 60th minute of play forced Astral's goalkeeper Teobald Puch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 60 played minutes Astral got a freekick which was hit by Tymoteusz Ziemba. Camilo Sasoin hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. If Kacper Figlewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 65 played minutes Poker de Ases ⚜️ got a freekick which was hit by Dante Niguel. With his leg Teobald Puch managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Poker de Ases ⚜️'s Augusto Sanchez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Camilo Sasoin got free with Teobald Puch in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Augusto Sanchez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Teobald Puch made a huge save. Poker de Ases ⚜️'s Baldomero Frantzes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kacper Figlewski in the 86th minute of play. Teobald Puch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zacarias Eyague, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 92nd minute, Kacper Figlewski 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. The Poker de Ases ⚜️ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.