U18 World League

HOWL
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gucci Gangstad got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes, Herbert Pazura mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SS SuperSonics and the Howling Dawn U18 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 3 played minutes SS SuperSonics got a freekick which was hit by Herbert Pazura. The supporters of Howling Dawn U18 booed when SS SuperSonics was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludomir Plucinik didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the game, SS SuperSonics's Gucci Gangstad nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raimundo Botello made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. SS SuperSonics's Cyprian Podolski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save SS SuperSonics from getting a goal against them. Cyprian Podolski was a little too slow when Hacıxälil Hacıahmetoğlu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 23rd minute. The score was now 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gucci Gangstad in the 28th minute of play forced Howling Dawn U18's goalkeeper Raimundo Botello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Hacıxälil Hacıahmetoğlu put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Cyprian Podolski. After 32 played minutes SS SuperSonics got a freekick which was hit by Ludomir Plucinik. Gucci Gangstad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raimundo Botello having to interfere. Gucci Gangstad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raimundo Botello having to interfere. After 43 minutes, Szczepan Opat mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SS SuperSonics and the Howling Dawn U18 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Szczepan Opat hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The audience held their breath when Tacäddin Taâllah in the 45th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Cyprian Podolski's left hand side. Raimundo Botello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herbert Pazura, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hacıxälil Hacıahmetoğlu made a kick off. The supporters of SS SuperSonics booed when Howling Dawn U18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingo Txatxu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alberto Rutenio hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. The long shot by Radowit Jazowski in the 56th minute really tested Raimundo Botello's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Xalvador Xanthakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hacıxälil Hacıahmetoğlu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Gucci Gangstad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Howling Dawn U18's Domingo Txatxu got a free kick in the 77th minute. Raimundo Botello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Polakowski in the 91st minute of the match. In the 92nd minute of the match SS SuperSonics got a corner. Howling Dawn U18's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Radowit Jazowski ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Radowit Jazowski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Raimundo Botello quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save.