U18 World League

Plush Arena
Spectators: 7547 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pastor Osoitz started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, one of FA Sandtown:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Pastor Osoitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michal Zdeb having to interfere. Cristian Goyo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th match minute, ACF Fiorentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cayetano Berto to maneuver through the defense. After 18th play minutes Horacio Eutor shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Michal Zdeb and just under the crossbar into goal. Michal Zdeb came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by ACF Fiorentina's Cristian Goyo. But to his dismay, Cristian Goyo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 29 minutes into the match, FA Sandtown's goal looked a bit too open when Pastor Osoitz came free, but Michal Zdeb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michal Zdeb showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Osoitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Zbyszek Zahemski kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. FA Sandtown's Michal Zdeb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Goyo in the 36th minute of play. The ACF Fiorentina fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when ACF Fiorentina's Pastor Osoitz 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 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Pastor Osoitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michal Zdeb having to interfere. Ezequiel Ricart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emil Sakowicz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 58 minutes, Emil Sakowicz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FA Sandtown and the ACF Fiorentina players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th minute, Emil Sakowicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Sergio Domeka from long distance, 58 minutes into the match, got Michal Zdeb's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. If Pastor Osoitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Michal Zdeb came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by ACF Fiorentina's Pastor Osoitz. But to his dismay, Pastor Osoitz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Michal Zdeb had great luck who in the 74thth minute grab hold of the ball when Pastor Osoitz from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. When ACF Fiorentina's Pastor Osoitz in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FA Sandtown's goalie prevented a goal. Michal Zdeb didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pastor Osoitz went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. Cristian Goyo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michal Zdeb having to interfere. Michal Zdeb made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Cristian Goyo sent off a good shot on target. FA Sandtown's Michal Zdeb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pastor Osoitz in the 89th minute of play. A hard shot by Mariano Rey from long distance, 90 minutes into the match, got Michal Zdeb's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 95th minute of the game, Horacio Eutor landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. ACF Fiorentina's Rolando Regis was substituted for Horacio Eutor. ACF Fiorentina's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.