U18 World League

Choszczno
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Piast Choszczno's Roland Japola started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Piast Choszczno's zone, Timoteo Cresconio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mieszko Skrzypiec came out of the goal and Timoteo Cresconio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Zula Kaczynski took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jaime Nafarroa to make any attempt to save it. Mieszko Kochowski's late challenge caught a La Gallardeta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mieszko Kochowski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 14th minute, Mieszko Kochowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 28 minutes into the match, Eriberto Ieltxu notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Piast Choszczno's Mieszko Skrzypiec. Mieszko Skrzypiec was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 43 played minutes Piast Choszczno got a freekick which was hit by Gilbert Damazki. Jaime Nafarroa made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Roland Japola sent off a good shot on target. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eriberto Ieltxu to make the kick off. When Gaudencio Eron fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Gallardeta's protests and gave Gaudencio Eron a yellow card for diving instead. Gaudencio Eron kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Zula Kaczynski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 81 minutes into the match, Roland Japola had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jaime Nafarroa. La Gallardeta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roland Japola was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 85 minutes into the match, Piast Choszczno's goal looked a bit too open when Gaudencio Eron came free, but Mieszko Skrzypiec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute, Roland Japola 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. Mieszko Skrzypiec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eriberto Ieltxu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Piast Choszczno were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.