U18 World League

San Siro
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dave Gibbons took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pretoria Gostyń's Tomasz Falkowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Pretoria Gostyń from getting a goal against them. 7 minutes into the match, Pretoria Gostyń's goalkeeper Tomasz Falkowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dean Herring. When Dean Herring came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the AC Milan 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 Dean Herring couldn't finish the play. Tytus Noworolnik charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tytus Noworolnik the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tytus Noworolnik hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Pretoria Gostyń's Jaroslaw Cichowski got a free kick in the 14th minute. Conan Worth didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pretoria Gostyń's Jaroslaw Cichowski shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. When Piotr Mentus fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pretoria Gostyń's protests and gave Piotr Mentus a yellow card for diving instead. Piotr Mentus kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After having played for 25 minutes, Dave Gibbons managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Milan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dave Gibbons was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Conan Worth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaroslaw Cichowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pretoria Gostyń's Jaroslaw Cichowski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Conan Worth in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Dean Herring's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tomasz Falkowski firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to AC Milan getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Sammy Pilgrim hit a great ball. After having played for 34 minutes, Cyprian Marajda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pretoria Gostyń's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cyprian Marajda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38thth minute of the game Jaroslaw Cichowski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Milan's Conan Worth was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cyprian Marajda kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 46 minutes into the game, Jaroslaw Cichowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Conan Worth was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jaroslaw Cichowski was the one to do the kick off. After 65 played minutes Pretoria Gostyń got a freekick which was hit by Jaroslaw Cichowski. The supporters of Pretoria Gostyń booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dean Herring didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dave Gibbons blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tomasz Falkowski having to make a save. 74 minutes into the game, one of AC Milan:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 78th match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dean Herring to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute, Ludomil Kosmatka 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. Conan Worth didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ludomil Kosmatka went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. A collision led to Pretoria Gostyń getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Tytus Noworolnik hit a great ball. With 88 minutes on the clock, Teofil Majczyk commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 88th minute of the game. One of Pretoria Gostyń:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AC Milan:s goal. 94 minutes into the game, Jaroslaw Cichowski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pretoria Gostyń's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Milan the free kick. Jaroslaw Cichowski hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Pretoria Gostyń's zone, Dean Herring stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomasz Falkowski came out of the goal and Dean Herring tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jaroslaw Cichowski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Conan Worth came out and tried to block the shot, but Jaroslaw Cichowski slotted it home off the left post making it 2-5 in the 96th minute. Tomasz Falkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dave Gibbons, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pretoria Gostyń's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.