U18 World League

Meadow Lane
Spectators: 7787 (Terracing: 5841, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fiori Souto took the kick off in the first half of the match. Benedykt Flis came free with the goalkeeper in the 4th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Faustão Prado could save by the left post. Tadeusz Dubiel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enéas Soeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benedykt Flis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Faustão Prado came out and tried to block the shot, but Benedykt Flis slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 17th minute. A collision led to Bitelon FC - SAF getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Carlos Augusto Araújo hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute, Laerte Guedes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Benedykt Flis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Eugeniusz Dytrych fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A State Of Trance's protests and gave Eugeniusz Dytrych a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to A State Of Trance getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Eugeniusz Dytrych hit a great ball. After 28 played minutes, Bitelon FC - SAF's Bruninho Quadros shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tadeusz Dubiel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bitelon FC - SAF reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fiori Souto in the 31st minute of play forced A State Of Trance's goalkeeper Tadeusz Dubiel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Bitelon FC - SAF's goalkeeper Faustão Prado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benedykt Flis. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benedykt Flis got free with Faustão Prado in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sylwester Kaczor to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Bitelon FC - SAF's zone, Benedykt Flis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Faustão Prado came out of the goal and Benedykt Flis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A State Of Trance's Sylwester Kaczor got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benedykt Flis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Faustão Prado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute Benedykt Flis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faustão Prado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Faustão Prado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sylwester Kaczor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The A State Of Trance fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when A State Of Trance's Benedykt Flis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Fiori Souto took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tadeusz Dubiel. Tadeusz Dubiel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 86 minutes into the match, Bitelon FC - SAF's goal looked a bit too open when Benedykt Flis came free, but Faustão Prado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to A State Of Trance getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Benedykt Flis hit a great ball. A State Of Trance's attentive Zbigniew Dyczkowski managed to snatch the ball when Carlos Augusto Araújo made a throw-in in the 93rd minute of the game. When Benedykt Flis came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the A State Of Trance 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 Benedykt Flis couldn't finish the play. A State Of Trance walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.