U18 World League

Stadion Maksimir ™
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lukasz Trzenzalski started the match with the kick off. In the 9th minute Teofil Jenkot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Palunko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofil Jenkot in the 10th minute of play forced GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s goalkeeper Robert Palunko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafal Sobania recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dejan Filip received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Arkadiusz Golota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Robert Palunko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukasz Trzenzalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lukasz Trzenzalski scored 0-2 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Robert Palunko, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rikard Hozjan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Arkadiusz Golota made a huge save. Arkadiusz Golota stood somewhat misplaced when Zlatko Ožbolt came free in front of goal and shot 1-2 to the left of him in the 30 minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucjan Czapski during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Czarne Mamby's Lucjan Czapski got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute of the match, Gabrijel Drenovac tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Arkadiusz Golota saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Robert Palunko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofil Jenkot in the 38th minute of play. With a little luck, Czarne Mamby's Arkadiusz Golota got control of the ball when Dejan Filip tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arkadiusz Golota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabrijel Drenovac in the 42nd minute of play.

The wind increased when Zlatko Ožbolt made the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes, Rafal Sobania mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Czarne Mamby and the GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Czarne Mamby getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Rafal Sobania hit a great ball. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by Czarne Mamby's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dejan Filip was slow to take the kick. During this time GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s players had a chance to rest. Arkadiusz Golota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dejan Filip, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ booed when Czarne Mamby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wasyl Dzerwucki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dejan Filip recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 66 minutes into the match, Czarne Mamby's goal looked a bit too open when Rikard Hozjan came free, but Arkadiusz Golota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Czarne Mamby's Lucjan Czapski got a free kick in the 67th minute. Teofil Jenkot 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. Lukasz Trzenzalski might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Robert Palunko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lukasz Trzenzalski ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lukasz Trzenzalski got free with Robert Palunko in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. GNK Dinamo Zagreb™'s Robert Palunko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Teofil Jenkot managed to get in a good position for a shot. Czarne Mamby's supporters rose to their feet, but Teofil Jenkot was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robert Palunko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 86th minute, Dejan Filip hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lukasz Trzenzalski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Robert Palunko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teofil Jenkot, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The GNK Dinamo Zagreb™ manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Czarne Mamby to win.