U18 World League

MAURO ARENA
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rafał Wern took the kick off in the first half of the match. Emil Bronkala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roman Trojanowski kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Emil Bronkala hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Astral's Teobald Puch got control of the ball when Rafał Wern tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Emil Bronkala came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Astral fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Emil Bronkala couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Astral booed when Mauro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zachariasz Kaczor didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafał Wern could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Teobald Puch made a huge save. Mauro's Tanek Major played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kacper Figlewski in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th match minute, Astral was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Napoleon Sawicki to maneuver through the defense. Teobald Puch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marek Kasprzykowski in the 29th minute of the match. Rafał Werns short, quick shot in the 34thth minute got Teobald Puch to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 35 minutes into the match, Emil Bronkala notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Mauro's Tanek Major. Tanek Major was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tanek Major made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kacper Figlewski in the 39th minute of play. Tanek Major took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wladyslaw Sanocki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the game, Igor Zielinski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mauro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Astral the free kick. After a rather tough play, Mauro's Igor Zielinski got a free kick in the 41st minute. Tanek Major took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milosz Kaznocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th match minute, Mauro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zachariasz Kaczor to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Kacper Figlewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Tanek Major made a huge save. The Astral fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when Astral's Kacper Figlewski 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Tanek Major took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kacper Figlewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marek Kasprzykowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teobald Puch having to interfere. If Rafał Wern had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Napoleon Sawicki kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Herbert Zabrzeski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute of the match Kacper Figlewski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tanek Major skillfully saved the ball. In the 77thth minute of the game Rafał Wern who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astral's Teobald Puch was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 79th minute, Kacper Figlewski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tanek Major was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. The audience was convinced that Rafał Wern's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teobald Puch was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. In the 92nd minute, Kacper Figlewski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Astral fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. The Astral supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Astral would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.