U18 World League

NINHO de CUCOS
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Adam Kochowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Lopes having to interfere. Lúcio Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radomil Rakiewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Kochowski in the 9th minute of play forced Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Lúcio Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Tombolo Wa Kadima Von Euler-Chelpin hit a great ball. Ben Fica kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Wiktor Serwach charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wiktor Serwach the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Adam Kochowski took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lúcio Lopes. Lúcio Lopes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Edgar Curado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernard Plech having to interfere. If Ben Fica had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Radomil Rakiewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Lúcio Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Lúcio Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Kochowski in the 37th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Arrebimba o Malho SLB's zone, Adam Kochowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lúcio Lopes came out of the goal and Adam Kochowski 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 44 minutes, Adam Kochowski put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Lúcio Lopes. Lúcio Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Kochowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adam Kochowski to strike the kick off in the second half. Adam Kochowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Lopes having to interfere. In the 57th minute Adam Kochowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lúcio Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Januário Martins struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Bernard Plech didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arrebimba o Malho SLB. Radomir Piszczor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Januário Martins got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's zone, Ben Fica stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernard Plech came out of the goal and Ben Fica tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's Bernard Plech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Curado in the 69th minute of play. Adam Kochowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Josué Pais fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernard Plech having to interfere. Bernard Plech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Januário Martins in the 85th minute of play. When Vivaldo Soveral fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arrebimba o Malho SLB's protests and gave Vivaldo Soveral a yellow card for diving instead. Lúcio Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Kochowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After 92 played minutes Arrebimba o Malho SLB got a freekick which was hit by Josué Pais. When Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's Radomir Piszczor in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalie prevented a goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.