U18 World League

Kiwaczkowo Stadium
Spectators: 9194 (Terracing: 6897, Seating: 2114, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Grzegorz Bejrut started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Lino Gerazan made a precise shot to the right of Stefan Gdaniec. Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 6 minutes into the match, Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's goal looked a bit too open when Prudencio Polentzi came free, but Stefan Gdaniec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute, Prudencio Polentzi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefan Gdaniec was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Stefan Gdaniec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prudencio Polentzi in the 12th minute of play. Lino Gerazan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Stefan Gdaniec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Prudencio Polentzi notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's Stefan Gdaniec. Stefan Gdaniec was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Edward Drozdowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Mingo was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. 28 minutes into the game, Joel Rumaldo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sportivo Luan Toro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II the free kick. In the 28th minute, Joel Rumaldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 31 minutes, Edward Drozdowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Drozdowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 36 minutes into the match, Edward Drozdowski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joaquin Mingo. Sportivo Luan Toro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edward Drozdowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Joaquin Mingo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Drozdowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Prudencio Polentzi in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stefan Gdaniec prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Joaquin Mingo made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Edward Drozdowski sent off a good shot on target.

Sportivo Luan Toro's Prudencio Polentzi got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 59 played minutes Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II got a freekick which was hit by Remigiusz Dziewulski. Joaquin Mingo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Drozdowski in the 62nd minute of play. In the 67th minute, Czeslaw Ludwiczak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's Czeslaw Ludwiczak got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Edward Drozdowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's Stefan Gdaniec proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II from getting a goal against them. Stefan Gdaniec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prudencio Polentzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 84 minutes, Eleuterio Arlo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sportivo Luan Toro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eleuterio Arlo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Edward Drozdowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Sportivo Luan Toro eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.