U18 World League

Dragon Stadium
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Raul Arce took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th match minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florencio Gaitano to maneuver through the defense. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Prudencio Bilbo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Klawke in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Gaitano in the 12th minute of play forced ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s goalkeeper Hugon Kapelski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Raul Arce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raul Arce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugon Kapelski having to interfere. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Hugon Kapelski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florencio Gaitano in the 28th minute of play. 37 minutes into the game, Miroslaw Brudnicki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ the free kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Pawel Kieca kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Prudencio Bilbo. That made the score 1-1 in the 43 minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stefan Klawke made a kick off. Stefan Klawke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Prudencio Bilbo having to interfere. After a rather tough play, ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Stefan Klawke got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 57th match minute, ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damazy Kochanowicz to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Silverio Bihar hit a great ball. When Damazy Kochanowicz came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ 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 Damazy Kochanowicz couldn't finish the play. Florencio Gaitano 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. Prudencio Bilbo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefan Klawke, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 78 minutes into the match, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Vinicio Frances sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hugon Kapelski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 82 minutes of play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Florencio Gaitano made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugon Kapelski was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 86th minute, Mikolaj Siekierka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Florencio Gaitano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Prudencio Bilbo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Klawke in the 95th minute of the match. The ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.