U18 World League

TRZEPAKI ARENA
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edgar Birkenhagen made the kick off which started today's match. Boruc Walczyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano de Souza in the 5th minute of the match. A&K SPARTA BRADFORD's Boruc Walczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cipriano Pombal in the 14th minute of play. Boruc Walczyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano Pombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. If Cipriano Pombal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Christiano Fontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Birkenhagen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute, Cyryl Domarecki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Boruc Walczyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cipriano Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LauerArmy's João Paulo Arce got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cipriano Pombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Boruc Walczyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to A&K SPARTA BRADFORD getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Zachary Galagan hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cipriano Pombal in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Boruc Walczyk saved A&K SPARTA BRADFORD from getting behind. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Cipriano Pombal made the kick off in the second half. With his leg Boruc Walczyk managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when LauerArmy's Cipriano Pombal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Christiano Fontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Birkenhagen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70th play minutes Cipriano Pombal shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Boruc Walczyk and just under the crossbar into goal. Maurinho Palmeira hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. When Caetano de Souza fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LauerArmy's protests and gave Caetano de Souza a yellow card for diving instead. Caetano de Souza hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Joaquim Chaves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Boruc Walczyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. LauerArmy's Cipriano Pombal came free and shot a quick shot against goal 87 minutes in the game, fortunately Boruc Walczyk had problems saving as it came toward the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cipriano Pombal got free with Boruc Walczyk in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 94 minutes into the match, A&K SPARTA BRADFORD's goal looked a bit too open when Cipriano Pombal came free, but Boruc Walczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The LauerArmy supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing LauerArmy would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.