U21 World League

Lutobora Majewskiego
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Robert Marchefka took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuele Monzeglio in the 2nd minute of play forced FC Gdansk36's goalkeeper Zbyszko Makarewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Robert Marchefka could shoot a difficult shot in the 4th minute, which Frank Di Cristofaro however easily saved by the left post. 8 minutes into the game, FC Gdansk36's Robert Marchefka nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frank Di Cristofaro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Frank Di Cristofaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grzegorz Obuchowicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Robert Marchefka's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 12thth minute, Frank Di Cristofaro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grzegorz Obuchowicz in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frank Di Cristofaro saved OldHighburyInvincibles from getting behind. Donato Carosella took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zbyszko Makarewicz. Zbyszko Makarewicz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 22nd match minute, FC Gdansk36 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Witold Matela to maneuver through the defense. Robert Marchefka struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Frank Di Cristofaro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Gdansk36. Frank Di Cristofaro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Gdansk36's Robert Marchefka shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After a rather tough play, OldHighburyInvincibles's Bianco Giandomenico got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-1 at half-time.

Frank Di Cristofaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grzegorz Obuchowicz in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute Robert Marchefka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Di Cristofaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grzegorz Obuchowicz in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frank Di Cristofaro saved OldHighburyInvincibles from getting behind. Frank Di Cristofaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Marchefka in the 60th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Donato Carosella's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zbyszko Makarewicz was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Grzegorz Obuchowicz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frank Di Cristofaro was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. After 69 minutes, Robert Marchefka made it 6-1 with a short kick to the right side. OldHighburyInvincibles's Frank Di Cristofaro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Grzegorz Obuchowicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to OldHighburyInvincibles getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Amos Arcangeli hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, FC Gdansk36's Robert Marchefka tried to score from far away in the 75th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Frank Di Cristofaro came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Gdansk36's Grzegorz Obuchowicz. But to his dismay, Grzegorz Obuchowicz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-1. In the 85thth minute of the game Grzegorz Obuchowicz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but OldHighburyInvincibles's Frank Di Cristofaro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 89 minutes, Grzegorz Obuchowicz made it 10-1 with a short kick to the right side. OldHighburyInvincibles's Frank Di Cristofaro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Zbyszko Makarewicz made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Donato Carosella sent off a good shot on target. In the 95th minute Robert Marchefka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Di Cristofaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Gdansk36's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.