U18 World League

Arena Lady Valkyrie
Spectators: 7546 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arkadiusz Lichorobiec got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes Vęgoria Team got a freekick which was hit by Zygmunt Burufski. In the 10th minute, Zdzislaw Wolczewski made a precise shot to the right of Doni Pires. Barbie Doll United U23's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Arkadiusz Mochowak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Carlos Varela's late challenge caught a Vęgoria Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Carlos Varela helped the player get up and apologised. Barbie Doll United U23's Doni Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiusz Lichorobiec in the 20th minute of play. José Maria do Nascimento was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 21 minutes into the match. The referee gave Vęgoria Team a penalty, 24 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Arkadiusz Lichorobiec, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Barbie Doll United U23's Doni Pires. 0-2. Doni Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zdzislaw Wolczewski in the 27th minute of play. Doni Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arkadiusz Lichorobiec, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Doni Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waclaw Kochniarczyk in the 30th minute of the match. Tião França received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Zbigniew Madej tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Janusz Borowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute of the match José Carlos Varela shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zbigniew Madej showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Doni Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arkadiusz Lichorobiec in the 40th minute of play. Barbie Doll United U23's Doni Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Narbut in the 41st minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Vicente Meireles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barbie Doll United U23's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vęgoria Team the free kick. Vicente Meireles hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute, Barbie Doll United U23's Oscar de Moraes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oscar de Moraes made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Vęgoria Team's Zdzislaw Wolczewski ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Doni Pires. Doni Pires yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Zbigniew Madej showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Meireles, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 67th minute, Patrick Arce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute Waclaw Kochniarczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doni Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Barbie Doll United U23 getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Vicente Meireles hit a great ball. Geovânio da Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Doni Pires made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emil Narbut in the 81st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zdzislaw Wolczewski got free with Doni Pires in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Doni Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waclaw Kochniarczyk in the 85th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Vęgoria Team's Waclaw Kochniarczyk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Doni Pires narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tião França during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Vęgoria Team booed when Barbie Doll United U23 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tião França didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vęgoria Team's Arkadiusz Lichorobiec got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, Zdzislaw Wolczewski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Doni Pires, 1-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arkadiusz Lichorobiec got free with Doni Pires in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vęgoria Team's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.