U18 World League

Plush Arena
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carmelo Alabern started the match with the kick off. If Alfred Jestrimski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Abeluse Flow's Oscar Maldonado got control of the ball when Ludomil Gregorczyk tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 6 played minutes FA Sandtown got a freekick which was hit by Beniamin Zdeb. In the 7th match minute, FA Sandtown was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ludomil Gregorczyk to maneuver through the defense. After 13 minutes of play, Abeluse Flow's Carmelo Alabern made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sylwester Tamulewicz was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to FA Sandtown getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Janusz Wawak hit a great ball. Mieszko Mikulski charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mieszko Mikulski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FA Sandtown getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Mieszko Mikulski hit a great ball. After 28 minutes, Bras Menendez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Abeluse Flow and the FA Sandtown players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 28 played minutes Abeluse Flow got a freekick which was hit by Bras Menendez. Sylwester Tamulewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herberto Novo in the 30th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, FA Sandtown's goal looked a bit too open when Macerio Griego came free, but Sylwester Tamulewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Abeluse Flow booed when FA Sandtown was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiktor Siembab didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the match, FA Sandtown's goal looked a bit too open when Luis-Miguel Sevilla came free, but Sylwester Tamulewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 45 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Luis-Miguel Sevilla sped through FA Sandtown's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sylwester Tamulewicz. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ludomil Gregorczyk to make the kick off. Macerio Griego might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sylwester Tamulewicz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Macerio Griego ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 52nd match minute, FA Sandtown was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Janusz Wawak to maneuver through the defense. Ludomil Gregorczyk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Abeluse Flow getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Silvano Adán hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Abeluse Flow's zone, Ludomil Gregorczyk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Maldonado came out of the goal and Ludomil Gregorczyk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 75 minutes into the game, Olgierd Hodas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FA Sandtown's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Abeluse Flow the free kick. Alfred Jestrimski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Maldonado having to interfere. FA Sandtown's Sylwester Tamulewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmelo Alabern in the 88th minute of play. The supporters of Abeluse Flow booed when FA Sandtown was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beniamin Zdeb didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abeluse Flow's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.