U18 World League

Lutobora Majewskiego
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) In the 5th minute, Will Sawbridge sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC Gdansk36's Adam Pyczkowski didn't even have to move. Real Chelsea's John Paul Basham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franciszek Bury in the 9th minute of play. After 10 played minutes FC Gdansk36 got a freekick which was hit by Gilbert Cwenar. After some careless play in the FC Gdansk36 defense, Will Sawbridge kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adam Pyczkowski. The FC Gdansk36 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adam Pyczkowski should have stopped the shot. After 17 minutes, Ty Beavan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Chelsea and the FC Gdansk36 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Franciszek Bury kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Gdansk36's Kazimierz Rakowski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of John Paul Basham. That made the score 1-1 after 20 minutes of play. After 24 played minutes FC Gdansk36 got a freekick which was hit by Gilbert Cwenar. 26 minutes into the match, Will Sawbridge had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adam Pyczkowski. FC Gdansk36's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Will Sawbridge was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Tristram Boyce recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Will Sawbridge took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adam Pyczkowski. Adam Pyczkowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 37 minutes into the game, Tristram Boyce cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Adam Pyczkowski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Adam Pyczkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Will Sawbridge in the 40th minute of the match. John Paul Basham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kazimierz Rakowski in the 42nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Real Chelsea's Ty Beavan got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tristram Boyce to make the kick off. Gwidon Mindykowski hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Den Dobson hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. FC Gdansk36's Adam Pyczkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Lightfoot in the 57th minute of play. Will Sawbridge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Pyczkowski having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Kryspin Golembiewski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of John Paul Basham. Real Chelsea's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kryspin Golembiewski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. Real Chelsea's John Paul Basham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kryspin Golembiewski in the 68th minute of play. In the 71st minute Franciszek Bury shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Paul Basham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Gdansk36's Adam Pyczkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Curtis Watson in the 73rd minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Real Chelsea's goal looked a bit too open when Kryspin Golembiewski came free, but John Paul Basham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tristram Boyce blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adam Pyczkowski having to make a save. Tristram Boyce's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute, Adam Pyczkowski skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Curtis Watson in the 84th minute of play forced FC Gdansk36's goalkeeper Adam Pyczkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th match minute, FC Gdansk36 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustaw Dres to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute, Real Chelsea's Curtis Watson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-5. Adam Pyczkowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Peter Lightfoot in the 96th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Gdansk36's zone, Tristram Boyce stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adam Pyczkowski came out of the goal and Tristram Boyce tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Real Chelsea played a much better game than FC Gdansk36 and deserved their victory. The FC Gdansk36 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.