U18 World League

Estadio Pendex
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Juliusz Pacholewski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 played minutes Gleszcz SSA got a freekick which was hit by Stanislaw Podolski. In the 7th minute, Stefan Piatek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gleszcz SSA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 11 played minutes Pendex got a freekick which was hit by Cristo Loren. Florentino Haimar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislaw Podolski, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Julian Elorri kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. If Cristian Gauargi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Juliusz Pacholewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th match minute, Gleszcz SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juliusz Pacholewski to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute Ceferino Gartzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerzy Zahemski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Igor Esdras's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jerzy Zahemski was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. 30 minutes into the match, Gleszcz SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Esdras came free, but Jerzy Zahemski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florentino Haimar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Piatek in the 32nd minute of play. Florentino Haimar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislaw Podolski in the 33rd minute of the match. Igor Esdras scored 1-1 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jerzy Zahemski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Wawrzyniec Witek managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gleszcz SSA's supporters rose to their feet, but Wawrzyniec Witek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Florentino Haimar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Igor Esdras got free with Jerzy Zahemski in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The supporters of Gleszcz SSA booed when Pendex was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julian Elorri didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 51st minute of the match Juliusz Pacholewski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Florentino Haimar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 56th minute Igor Esdras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerzy Zahemski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Stefan Piatek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stefan Piatek kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the game, Cristian Gauargi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pendex's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gleszcz SSA the free kick. After a rather tough play, Pendex's Cristian Gauargi got a free kick in the 65th minute. Florentino Haimar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefan Piatek, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Narciso Sayveon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Florentino Haimar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juliusz Pacholewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute Cristian Gauargi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerzy Zahemski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Florentino Haimar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juliusz Pacholewski in the 81st minute of the match. Jerzy Zahemski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Igor Esdras went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Jerzy Zahemski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ceferino Gartzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew the final whistle, Pendex could leave the field as winners, despite Gleszcz SSA having more of the ball for most of the match.