U18 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Mikolaj Anszczak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carolo Buinton in the 6th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Miromir Niewiadomski sped through Defensores de Lombroso's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Godfredo Hibai. Jakub Rode charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jakub Rode the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mikolaj Anszczak was a little too slow when Miguel-Angel Merentiel got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miromir Majkowski during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Miguel-Angel Merentiel's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mikolaj Anszczak firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 27thth minute of the game Miromir Niewiadomski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Defensores de Lombroso's Godfredo Hibai was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 29 played minutes KP Opel Kamień got a freekick which was hit by Jakub Rode. After some careless play in the KP Opel Kamień defense, Carolo Buinton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mikolaj Anszczak. The KP Opel Kamień fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mikolaj Anszczak should have stopped the shot. Miguel-Angel Merentiel who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 35thth minute tested the skills of Mikolaj Anszczak when he managed to save the team from getting behind.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Miguel-Angel Merentiel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mikolaj Anszczak came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Defensores de Lombroso's Carolo Buinton. But to his dismay, Carolo Buinton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. In the 58th minute Carolo Buinton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikolaj Anszczak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to KP Opel Kamień getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Lucjan Kempka hit a great ball. Mikolaj Anszczak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Zenón, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, KP Opel Kamień's Miromir Niewiadomski got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 68th minute Kevin Zenón shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikolaj Anszczak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miromir Niewiadomski made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 69thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Godfredo Hibai would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. 72 minutes into the game, Defensores de Lombroso's Kevin Zenón nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mikolaj Anszczak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Godfredo Hibai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miromir Niewiadomski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Lombroso's Marcelo Farias got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Miromir Niewiadomski managed to get in a good position for a shot. KP Opel Kamień's supporters rose to their feet, but Miromir Niewiadomski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Godfredo Hibai breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Defensores de Lombroso walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.