U18 World League

Gleszcz
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juliusz Pacholewski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Juliusz Pacholewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Johan Redbone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, OxentePaisa Salcity's Brock Canellas got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute of the match Ksawery Pisarcik sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Johan Redbone skillfully saved the ball. Benedykt Bielenda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fabiano Dracena in the 10th minute of play. The supporters of Gleszcz SSA booed when OxentePaisa Salcity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Metin Golani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Metin Golani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Benedykt Bielenda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 18 played minutes Gleszcz SSA got a freekick which was hit by Ksawery Nakonieczny. Johan Redbone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juliusz Pacholewski in the 19th minute of play. If Frederico Botelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Fabiano Dracena blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benedykt Bielenda having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fabiano Dracena in the 26th minute of play forced Gleszcz SSA's goalkeeper Benedykt Bielenda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benedykt Bielenda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Fabiano Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, OxentePaisa Salcity's goal looked a bit too open when Ksawery Nakonieczny came free, but Johan Redbone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Luiz Fabiano Dracena came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the OxentePaisa Salcity 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 Luiz Fabiano Dracena couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Metin Golani during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 40th match minute, OxentePaisa Salcity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Metin Golani to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Gleszcz SSA booed when OxentePaisa Salcity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brock Canellas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute Juliusz Pacholewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johan Redbone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislaw Podolski in the 46th minute of play forced OxentePaisa Salcity's goalkeeper Johan Redbone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luiz Fabiano Dracena made a kick off. When OxentePaisa Salcity's Luiz Fabiano Dracena in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gleszcz SSA's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Luiz Fabiano Dracena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benedykt Bielenda was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. After taking down the ball on OxentePaisa Salcity's corner Brock Canellas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Benedykt Bielenda quite easily take care of the ball. In the 58th minute, Brock Canellas 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. A collision led to Gleszcz SSA getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Ksawery Pisarcik hit a great ball. Benedykt Bielenda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brock Canellas in the 61st minute of the match. After 63 played minutes Gleszcz SSA got a freekick which was hit by Zachariasz Chojnacki. In the 72ndth minute of the game Luiz Fabiano Dracena who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gleszcz SSA's Benedykt Bielenda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Johan Redbone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislaw Podolski, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Johan Redbone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ksawery Nakonieczny in the 75th minute of play. Ksawery Pisarcik hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. The supporters of Gleszcz SSA booed when OxentePaisa Salcity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fabiano Dracena didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ksawery Nakonieczny sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ksawery Nakonieczny came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Gleszcz SSA 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 Ksawery Nakonieczny couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Gleszcz SSA getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Stanislaw Podolski hit a great ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.