U18 World League

Newpi Arena
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) Newpi Academy's Sixto Richie started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Wojciech Falkiewicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benji Price took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milosz Czeszejko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006 getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Franciszek Brodzki hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the match, Jurand Ikalewicz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benji Price. Newpi Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jurand Ikalewicz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Ulryk Brytan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juninho Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Milosz Czeszejko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Benji Price tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th match minute, Newpi Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquin Herena to maneuver through the defense. After 39 played minutes, ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006's Julian Bazan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benji Price came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006 reached it. The supporters of ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006 booed when Newpi Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andres Pacifico didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute Wojciech Falkiewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benji Price saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Milosz Czeszejko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Newpi Academy booed when ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franciszek Brodzki didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jurand Ikalewicz was the one to do the kick off. Ulryk Brytan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juninho Pernambucano in the 53rd minute of play. Ulryk Brytan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Juninho Pernambucano went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. If Sixto Richie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the match, Sixto Richie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ulryk Brytan. ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sixto Richie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After some careless play in the ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006 defense, Sixto Richie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ulryk Brytan. The ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ulryk Brytan should have stopped the shot. Franciszek Brodzki might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benji Price. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Franciszek Brodzki ran back to his position shaking his head. After 87 played minutes ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006 got a freekick which was hit by Julian Bazan. 93 minutes into the match, Newpi Academy's goalkeeper Benji Price had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jurand Ikalewicz. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Newpi Academy were victorious despite being under pressure from ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006 for much of the match.