U18 World League

Blizne Arena
Spectators: 7966 (Terracing: 5976, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marek Fudalej made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 minutes of play, CKS Zbiersk's Marek Fudalej made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zachary Watarz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 7th minute Boleslaw Merski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lech Gorzkiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Igor Serwach notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of CKS Zbiersk's Lech Gorzkiewicz. Lech Gorzkiewicz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Boleslaw Merski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zachary Watarz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacek Sochacki in the 16th minute of play. Zachary Watarz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marek Fudalej, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the game, Marek Fudalej cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Zachary Watarz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When KS Blizne's Wincenty Bejrut in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CKS Zbiersk's goalie prevented a goal. Boleslaw Merski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lech Gorzkiewicz firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of KS Blizne booed when CKS Zbiersk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marek Fudalej didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute Igor Serwach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lech Gorzkiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jacek Sochacki came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the CKS Zbiersk fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jacek Sochacki couldn't finish the play. 44 minutes into the match, CKS Zbiersk's goalkeeper Lech Gorzkiewicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Boleslaw Merski. In the 45th minute, Witold Hodas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Boleslaw Merski to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Kryspin Wiater shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lech Gorzkiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacek Sochacki succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-3 in the 61st playminute. Jacek Sochacki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Zachary Watarz made a huge save. After a rather tough play, KS Blizne's Wojciech Noworolnik got a free kick in the 74th minute. After 75 played minutes CKS Zbiersk got a freekick which was hit by Witold Hodas. 78 minutes into the game, Kryspin Wiater was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KS Blizne's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CKS Zbiersk the free kick. In the 79th match minute, KS Blizne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kryspin Wiater to maneuver through the defense. Witold Hodas was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 81 minutes into the match. After 81 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for CKS Zbiersk! 86 minutes into the match, Igor Serwach had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lech Gorzkiewicz. CKS Zbiersk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Igor Serwach was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. A collision led to CKS Zbiersk getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Marek Fudalej hit a great ball. 91 minutes into the game, Igor Serwach cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-3. Lech Gorzkiewicz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 96 minutes, Leonard Kapinos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KS Blizne and the CKS Zbiersk players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to KS Blizne getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Leonard Kapinos hit a great ball. Zachary Watarz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Przemyslaw Golec in the 97th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. KS Blizne had won after a very even match.