U18 World League

TEESTALLA
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Boleslaw Merski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Handi Cano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Zachary Watarz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by KS Blizne's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sancho Laguardia was slow to take the kick. During this time Vanadio F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. Vanadio F.C.'s Sancho Laguardia was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zachary Watarz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Serwach in the 14th minute of play forced Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Cugat Cardet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wojciech Noworolnik took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cugat Cardet. Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Patryk Mielak charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patryk Mielak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 22 played minutes KS Blizne got a freekick which was hit by Patryk Mielak. 26 minutes into the match, KS Blizne's goalkeeper Zachary Watarz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Handi Cano. In the 33rd minute Wojciech Noworolnik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cugat Cardet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Handi Cano in the 35th minute of play forced KS Blizne's goalkeeper Zachary Watarz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Handi Cano in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zachary Watarz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. KS Blizne's defense didn't have a chance, in the 44th minute, when Benjamin Lemos scored to the left of an out of position Zachary Watarz, making the score, 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benjamin Lemos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to KS Blizne getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Igor Serwach hit a great ball. Zachary Watarz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Lemos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Handi Cano in the 60th minute of play forced KS Blizne's goalkeeper Zachary Watarz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Patryk Mielak was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 66 minutes had been played. In the 67th match minute, KS Blizne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patryk Mielak to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the match, Vanadio F.C.'s Asier Raña sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zachary Watarz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to KS Blizne getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Zachariasz Karp hit a great ball. Zachary Watarz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Lemos in the 84th minute of the match. KS Blizne's Boleslaw Merski pulled a muscle in his back after 87 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 87 minutes into the game, Benjamin Lemos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vanadio F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KS Blizne the free kick. In the 90th minute, Wincenty Bejrut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 93 played minutes KS Blizne got a freekick which was hit by Wincenty Bejrut. Asier Raña sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Vanadio F.C. had won after a very even match.