U18 World League

Maracana
Spectators: 7567 (Terracing: 5676, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alessio Manzo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Antonio Swiderski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Carter Lio made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Domenico Pascucci during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 4th match minute, Fc Molina di Quosa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domenico Pascucci to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Antonio Swiderski managed to get in a good position for a shot. 11ABRASIL's supporters rose to their feet, but Antonio Swiderski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carter Lio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Boguslaw Wojtyna hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Bartlomiej Wolnik hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Andrea Monticelli scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Norbert Matela, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 18th minute, Andrea Monticelli 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. A collision led to Fc Molina di Quosa getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Domenico Pascucci hit a great ball. In the 21st minute of the match, Patryk Witkowski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Carter Lio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Szczepan Furgat's late challenge caught a Fc Molina di Quosa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Szczepan Furgat helped the player get up and apologised. After 23 played minutes 11ABRASIL got a freekick which was hit by Szczepan Furgat. After a rather tough play, Fc Molina di Quosa's Domenico Pascucci got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Carter Lio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patryk Witkowski in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessio Manzo in the 35th minute of play forced 11ABRASIL's goalkeeper Norbert Matela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd match minute, Fc Molina di Quosa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fedele Vittorio to maneuver through the defense. Norbert Matela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Monticelli in the 47th minute of play.

53 minutes into the match, Fc Molina di Quosa's goal looked a bit too open when Patryk Witkowski came free, but Carter Lio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alessio Manzo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Norbert Matela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Patryk Witkowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. 11ABRASIL's supporters rose to their feet, but Patryk Witkowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carter Lio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Fc Molina di Quosa getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Cosimo Brunelli hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, 11ABRASIL's Igor Cichowski got a free kick in the 59th minute. If Mateusz Fafinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patryk Witkowski scored 1-1 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carter Lio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Carter Lio came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by 11ABRASIL's Patryk Witkowski. But to his dismay, Patryk Witkowski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 70th minute Patryk Witkowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carter Lio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute, Edward Niedzwiecki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flavio Grieco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 74th minute of the game. One of 11ABRASIL:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Fc Molina di Quosa:s goal. After 80 minutes, Mateusz Fafinski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 11ABRASIL and the Fc Molina di Quosa players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th minute, Mateusz Fafinski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andrea Monticelli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Norbert Matela made a huge save. 91 minutes into the game, 11ABRASIL's Antonio Swiderski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carter Lio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. When Bartlomiej Wolnik came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the 11ABRASIL 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 Bartlomiej Wolnik couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Molina di Quosa's zone, Patryk Witkowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carter Lio came out of the goal and Patryk Witkowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.