U18 World League

ARENA AUF WIDZEW
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd minute, Milosz Ziemba fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 6 minutes into the game, one of Sporting Mambo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Beniamin Miazga shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sporting Mambo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Mambo's zone, Radomil Zacharczyk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Waut Goons came out of the goal and Radomil Zacharczyk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Harold Engelborgh scored 2-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ksawery Karwowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ defense, Pino Maerschalckx kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ksawery Karwowski. The WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ksawery Karwowski should have stopped the shot. In the 34th minute Beniamin Miazga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waut Goons saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Harold Engelborgh ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ksawery Karwowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Waut Goons was a little too slow when Beniamin Miazga got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 38th minute. The score was now 3-3. When Dobromir Domalik came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ 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 Dobromir Domalik couldn't finish the play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 3-3 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Beniamin Miazga made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pino Maerschalckx in the 56th minute of play forced WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's goalkeeper Ksawery Karwowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beniamin Miazga in the 65th minute of play forced Sporting Mambo's goalkeeper Waut Goons to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Dobromir Domalik managed to get in a good position for a shot. WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's supporters rose to their feet, but Dobromir Domalik was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waut Goons breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beniamin Miazga in the 67th minute of play forced Sporting Mambo's goalkeeper Waut Goons to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's Ksawery Karwowski got control of the ball when Yoachim Fondria tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Aureliusz Jucha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Sporting Mambo's Pino Maerschalckx slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ksawery Karwowski. That made the score 3-4 after 75 minutes of play. After 79 played minutes WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ got a freekick which was hit by Radomil Zacharczyk. Waut Goons showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milosz Ziemba, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute Pino Maerschalckx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ksawery Karwowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 86 played minutes Sporting Mambo got a freekick which was hit by Christoffel Weets. 90 minutes into the game, Pino Maerschalckx was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Mambo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ the free kick. Pino Maerschalckx hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 91 minutes, Harold Engelborgh mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sporting Mambo and the WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 92nd minute, Harold Engelborgh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yoachim Fondria's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ksawery Karwowski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. 97 minutes into the game, Aureliusz Jucha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Mambo the free kick. Aureliusz Jucha kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Chants of Sporting Mambo echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ had held the ball for most of the match.