U18 World League

Sparta
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Czeslaw Sala kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Czeslaw Sala in the 3rd minute of play forced FC SZAFIRY's goalkeeper Janusz Giejda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Mariusz Poniewaz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Janusz Giejda. FC SZAFIRY's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariusz Poniewaz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in FC SZAFIRY's zone, Czeslaw Sala stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Janusz Giejda came out of the goal and Czeslaw Sala tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14thth minute of the game Czeslaw Sala who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC SZAFIRY's Janusz Giejda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. FC SZAFIRY's Janusz Giejda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariusz Poniewaz in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the game, Heide FC's Czeslaw Sala nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Janusz Giejda made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. A collision led to FC SZAFIRY getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Stefan Bejgier hit a great ball. Janusz Giejda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Czeslaw Sala in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute Czeslaw Sala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Janusz Giejda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Janusz Giejda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Czeslaw Sala, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Janusz Giejda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Przemyslaw Pstrongowski in the 31st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Czeslaw Sala in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Janusz Giejda saved FC SZAFIRY from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Czeslaw Sala's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Janusz Giejda was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Czeslaw Sala in the 40th minute of play forced FC SZAFIRY's goalkeeper Janusz Giejda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 played minutes FC SZAFIRY got a freekick which was hit by Karol Pachucki. Janusz Giejda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Czeslaw Sala, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After the first half Heide FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Radowit Gdaniec was the one to do the kick off. Mariusz Poniewaz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mieszko Siwy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Janusz Giejda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Przemyslaw Pstrongowski in the 57th minute of play forced FC SZAFIRY's goalkeeper Janusz Giejda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Janusz Giejda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Czeslaw Sala in the 62nd minute of play. Janusz Giejda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Czeslaw Sala in the 63rd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Mieszko Siwy took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Janusz Giejda to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, FC SZAFIRY's Karol Pachucki got a free kick in the 75th minute. 76 minutes into the game, Czeslaw Sala lined in a short shot 0-5 behind a frustrated Janusz Giejda. 80 minutes into the match, FC SZAFIRY's goalkeeper Janusz Giejda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Czeslaw Sala. 83 minutes into the match, FC SZAFIRY's goalkeeper Janusz Giejda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Czeslaw Sala. Czeslaw Sala in the 85thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Janusz Giejda, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Radowit Gdaniec kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match.