U18 World League

Francisco Coniglio
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's Beniamin Miazga started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 played minutes WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ got a freekick which was hit by Wieslaw Iwanowski. Wieslaw Iwanowski hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Caricancha defense, Beniamin Miazga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aldo Rafel. The Caricancha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aldo Rafel should have stopped the shot. In the 14th minute, Jeremias Atauri reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ksawery Karwowski. The goal made the score 1-1. Denis Orain recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 35th minute, Denis Orain left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Caricancha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Beniamin Miazga blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aldo Rafel having to make a save. When Jesus Jaunzuria fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caricancha's protests and gave Jesus Jaunzuria a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th match minute, Caricancha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesus Jaunzuria to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Caricancha's Elias Milio got a free kick in the 47th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Jeremias Atauri made the kick off in the second half. Aldo Rafel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beniamin Miazga, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Aldo Rafel made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Beniamin Miazga sent off a good shot on target. The referee felt a red card was in order, 61 minutes into the game, when Wieslaw Iwanowski put in a rough tackle. In the 61st minute, one of WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ. Denis Orain might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ksawery Karwowski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Denis Orain ran back to his position shaking his head. Joaquin Matthew took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ksawery Karwowski. WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Dobromir Domalik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 76 minutes, Radomil Zacharczyk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ and the Caricancha players grew even worse after the yellow card. Radomil Zacharczyk hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the match, Jeremias Atauri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ksawery Karwowski. WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jeremias Atauri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. After having played for 83 minutes, Elias Milio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caricancha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elias Milio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 91 minutes of play Caricancha's Jesus Jaunzuria was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 90 minutes into the game, one of Caricancha:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 96th minute, Joaquin Matthew hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aureliusz Jucha hit a great freekick 99 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Caricancha fans cheered their team off the field, for while WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.