U18 World League

Troopers Arena
Spectators: 7663 (Terracing: 5748, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benedykt Wieloch kicked off to start the match. Dexter Morgan VR46's Davide Cavaliere played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedykt Wieloch in the 4th minute of play. Alberigo Di Nucci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Marcin Witwicki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcin Witwicki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberigo Di Nucci in the 8th minute of play. Marcin Witwicki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franco Penna, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Benedykt Wieloch managed to get in a good position for a shot. White Star Troopers's supporters rose to their feet, but Benedykt Wieloch was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Davide Cavaliere breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Diego Santo kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Franco Penna to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Franco Penna sped through White Star Troopers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcin Witwicki. After a rather tough play, Dexter Morgan VR46's Dennis Fava got a free kick in the 58th minute. Benedykt Wieloch took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Davide Cavaliere. Davide Cavaliere dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After 64 played minutes White Star Troopers got a freekick which was hit by Teofil Hodas. Marcin Witwicki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Penna in the 65th minute of play. After a rather tough play, White Star Troopers's Mikolaj Literski got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute, Franco Penna 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. When Diego Santo fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dexter Morgan VR46's protests and gave Diego Santo a yellow card for diving instead. Diego Santo hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Dexter Morgan VR46's Franco Penna slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcin Witwicki. That made the score 3-2 after 77 minutes of play. Franco Bobbio kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. A collision led to Dexter Morgan VR46 getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Edoardo Felli hit a great ball. When Krzysztof Grucza came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the White Star Troopers 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 Krzysztof Grucza couldn't finish the play. In the 86th minute Teofil Hodas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davide Cavaliere saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Dexter Morgan VR46's goal looked a bit too open when Stasio Czech came free, but Davide Cavaliere reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute Teofil Hodas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davide Cavaliere saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The White Star Troopers fans cheered their team off the field, for while Dexter Morgan VR46 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.