U18 World League

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 8019 (Terracing: 6016, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) With 5 minutes on the clock, Zbyszek Fikus commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 4 minutes into the game, one of FC Saxon:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Sportivo Ben Hur a penalty, 6 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Desiderio Tancredo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Saxon's Stanislaw Wachna. 1-0. Jedrzej Kaszubowski charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jedrzej Kaszubowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Saxon getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Jedrzej Kaszubowski hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute, Apolo Ruy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stanislaw Wachna was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Stanislaw Wachna made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Desiderio Tancredo sent off a good shot on target. Ovidio Maureo came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by FC Saxon's Lukasz Jarmulowicz. But to his dismay, Lukasz Jarmulowicz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Ovidio Maureo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugon Waldoch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Sportivo Ben Hur getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Celso Incendio hit a great ball. The supporters of FC Saxon booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Malvin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ovidio Maureo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugon Waldoch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Igor Jenkot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute Hugon Waldoch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidio Maureo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Desiderio Tancredo got free with Stanislaw Wachna in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

After 51 minutes, Bruno Maraman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sportivo Ben Hur and the FC Saxon players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 51 played minutes Sportivo Ben Hur got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Maraman. The supporters of FC Saxon booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Ferdinand didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute, Bruno Maraman made a precise shot to the right of Stanislaw Wachna. FC Saxon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Maraman in the 61st minute of play forced FC Saxon's goalkeeper Stanislaw Wachna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Bruno Maraman made a precise shot to the right of Stanislaw Wachna. FC Saxon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. In the 65th match minute, Sportivo Ben Hur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Turi to maneuver through the defense. Hugon Waldoch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stanislaw Wachna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Maraman in the 70th minute of the match. Hugon Waldoch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 73 played minutes FC Saxon got a freekick which was hit by Slawomir Fleischer. Desiderio Tancredo struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Stanislaw Wachna didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sportivo Ben Hur. In the 79th minute, Marek Dankowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 80 minutes into the match, FC Saxon's goal looked a bit too open when Desiderio Tancredo came free, but Stanislaw Wachna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute Bruno Maraman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanislaw Wachna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stanislaw Wachna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Maraman in the 88th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Fabio Ferdinand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Saxon's Leonard Marut couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 96th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Sportivo Ben Hur. Sportivo Ben Hur's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.