U18 World League

Chorzowianka
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Michel Cerreri started the match with the kick off. KS LEW Chorzów's Zachary Pracki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Cerreri in the 3rd minute of play. A collision led to KS LEW Chorzów getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Stefan Hodyl hit a great ball. Justin Pareja came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by KS LEW Chorzów's Daniel Winnicki. But to his dismay, Daniel Winnicki quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 10th minute, AGT Team's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lucjan Nowacki fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 12th minute there was a penalty for KS LEW Chorzów. Bogumil Nowak stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Justin Pareja. 2-0. Daniel Winnicki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Justin Pareja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in KS LEW Chorzów's zone, Michel Cerreri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zachary Pracki came out of the goal and Michel Cerreri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 27 minutes into the match, Jose-Manuel Benítez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zachary Pracki. KS LEW Chorzów's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jose-Manuel Benítez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Lucjan Nowacki kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Justin Pareja. That made the score 4-1 in the 30 minute of play. In the 33rd minute, KS LEW Chorzów's Lucjan Nowacki dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-1. In the 38th minute, Michel Cerreri made a precise shot to the right of Zachary Pracki. KS LEW Chorzów's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. 43 minutes into the game, AGT Team's Jose-Manuel Benítez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zachary Pracki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-3. Ion Palomar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucjan Nowacki to make the kick off. When Andrés Nadal came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the AGT Team 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 Andrés Nadal couldn't finish the play. AGT Team's Justin Pareja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witalis Watarz in the 55th minute of play. Zachary Pracki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Michel Cerreri in the 57th minute. A collision led to KS LEW Chorzów getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Lucjan Nowacki hit a great ball. After 60 minutes, Arkadiusz Zworski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KS LEW Chorzów and the AGT Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 62 minutes of play, KS LEW Chorzów's Lucjan Nowacki made it 6-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Justin Pareja was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, KS LEW Chorzów's Lucjan Nowacki got a free kick in the 65th minute. A collision led to KS LEW Chorzów getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Stefan Hodyl hit a great ball. Zachary Pracki made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Michel Cerreri sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the AGT Team defense, Lucjan Nowacki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Justin Pareja. The AGT Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Justin Pareja should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Michel Cerreri took a quick shot and it went in 7-4 without a chance for Zachary Pracki to make any attempt to save it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Winnicki during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The KS LEW Chorzów players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.