U18 World League

Chorzowianka
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fraser Morgan took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the game, Zygmunt Walentowicz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KS LEW Chorzów's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Tigers the free kick. A collision led to KS LEW Chorzów getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Zygmunt Walentowicz hit a great ball. KS LEW Chorzów's Zachary Pracki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fraser Morgan in the 4th minute of play. With a little luck, The Tigers's Franz Dunlop got control of the ball when Lucjan Nowacki tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Tigers's Franz Dunlop proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save The Tigers from getting a goal against them. Grant Leighton hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Zachary Pracki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fraser Morgan, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. A collision led to KS LEW Chorzów getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Tymoteusz Gejda hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, KS LEW Chorzów's Arkadiusz Zworski got a free kick in the 40th minute. Fraser Morgan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Zachary Pracki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to KS LEW Chorzów getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Bogumil Nowak hit a great ball. In the 45th minute of the match Trey Ramsay sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zachary Pracki skillfully saved the ball. After 47 minutes of play, The Tigers's Trey Ramsay made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zachary Pracki was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucjan Nowacki to make the kick off. In the 60th minute, Fraser Morgan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zachary Pracki was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucjan Nowacki in the 81st minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Franz Dunlop to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of KS LEW Chorzów booed when The Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grant Leighton didn't get a good kick on the ball. 91 minutes into the game, KS LEW Chorzów's Daniel Winnicki nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Franz Dunlop made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. The Tigers played a much better game than KS LEW Chorzów and deserved their victory. The KS LEW Chorzów players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.