U18 World League

Crystal Arena
Spectators: 8094 (Terracing: 6072, Seating: 1861, VIP seats: 161) Ovidio Maureo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slawomir Juzda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Konrad Lizewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apolo Ruy in the 8th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Slawomir Juzda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Veth Crystals's supporters rose to their feet, but Slawomir Juzda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ovidio Maureo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tomasz Sokol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidio Maureo having to interfere. Veth Crystals's Konrad Lizewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Maraman in the 23rd minute of play. Veth Crystals's Konrad Lizewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Maraman in the 23rd minute of play. Patryk Pozorski took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ovidio Maureo. Ovidio Maureo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After 29 minutes, Filip Bentkowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Veth Crystals and the Sportivo Ben Hur players grew even worse after the yellow card. Konrad Lizewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celso Incendio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Veth Crystals's Beniamin Teofila got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Konrad Lizewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Desiderio Tancredo in the 43rd minute of play. When Slawomir Juzda came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Veth Crystals 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 Slawomir Juzda couldn't finish the play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomasz Sokol to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Veth Crystals's Patryk Pozorski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ovidio Maureo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Veth Crystals booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Freddy Txilar didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Veth Crystals's Beniamin Teofila broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 63rd minute, Wladyslaw Klejnowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute, Desiderio Tancredo fired a really elegant long shot, but Konrad Lizewski threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Celso Incendio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Konrad Lizewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Veth Crystals getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Fryderyk Badanowski hit a great ball. Bruno Maraman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Konrad Lizewski made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Ben Hur's Domingos Turi got a free kick in the 74th minute. Konrad Lizewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Primo, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. When Desiderio Tancredo fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sportivo Ben Hur's protests and gave Desiderio Tancredo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 83rd minute, Desiderio Tancredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 84 played minutes Sportivo Ben Hur got a freekick which was hit by Felix Malvin. In the 85th minute, Beniamin Teofila got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.