U18 World League

Sahara
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zdzislaw Prusek kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Pablo Etxahun made a precise shot to the right of Lukasz Zakrzewski. IGloopoL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Amado Tome charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amado Tome the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Domingo Maria was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Zdzislaw Prusek capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zdzislaw Prusek really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Lukasz Zakrzewski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Saverio Caradaro went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Cyprian Puzio was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 18 minutes into the match. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for IGloopoL! Lech Bielecki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pablo Etxahun took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lukasz Zakrzewski. Lukasz Zakrzewski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. 27 minutes into the game, LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's Saverio Caradaro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lukasz Zakrzewski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. Lukasz Zakrzewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rolando Berenguer in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, IGloopoL's goal looked a bit too open when Saverio Caradaro came free, but Lukasz Zakrzewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP booed when IGloopoL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kazimierz Dropinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Domingo Maria successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The long shot by Iwo Czeszyk in the 38th minute really tested Domingo Maria's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 39th minute, Pablo Etxahun made a precise shot to the right of Lukasz Zakrzewski. IGloopoL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-6 lead.

Lukasz Zakrzewski made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Saverio Caradaro sent off a good shot on target. In the 58th minute Simon Rito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lukasz Zakrzewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP defense, Zdzislaw Prusek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Domingo Maria. The LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Domingo Maria should have stopped the shot. Zdzislaw Prusek took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Domingo Maria. Domingo Maria dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-7. In the 71st minute Patryk Kosel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domingo Maria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lech Bielecki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Domingo Maria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Pablo Etxahun took a quick shot and it went in 3-8 without a chance for Lukasz Zakrzewski to make any attempt to save it. Lukasz Zakrzewski came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's Pablo Etxahun. But to his dismay, Pablo Etxahun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-9. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Etxahun in the 84th minute of play forced IGloopoL's goalkeeper Lukasz Zakrzewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 87 played minutes IGloopoL got a freekick which was hit by Franciszek Pilsudski. Domingo Maria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zdzislaw Prusek in the 91st minute of play. Teofil Huk hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. LOS BICHOS AZULES MDP's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.