U18 World League

O Poboado
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eleodoro Cayuela made the kick off which started today's match. Machado Nieto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maksymilian Mruk in the 6th minute of play. Maksymilian Mruk kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Txomin Suarez charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Txomin Suarez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 11 played minutes Clube Esportivo Saudade got a freekick which was hit by Txomin Suarez. Filip Brataniec recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 15th minute, Maksymilian Mruk left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DS ACADEMY TEAM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Machado Nieto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filip Brataniec's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Clube Esportivo Saudade's Eleodoro Cayuela in the 25th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Lukasz Zaworski was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for DS ACADEMY TEAM through an amazing save. 29 minutes into the game, Lukasz Pawelczyk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DS ACADEMY TEAM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Clube Esportivo Saudade the free kick. Lukasz Pawelczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in DS ACADEMY TEAM's zone, Eleodoro Cayuela stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lukasz Zaworski came out of the goal and Eleodoro Cayuela tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 35th minute Filip Brataniec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Machado Nieto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maksymilian Mruk's late challenge caught a Clube Esportivo Saudade's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maksymilian Mruk helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th match minute, DS ACADEMY TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maksymilian Mruk to maneuver through the defense. When Txomin Suarez was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 39 minutes had been played. The supporters of DS ACADEMY TEAM booed when Clube Esportivo Saudade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Txomin Suarez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zachary Cisek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Clube Esportivo Saudade players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. DS ACADEMY TEAM were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maksymilian Mruk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, DS ACADEMY TEAM's Maksymilian Mruk made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Machado Nieto was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 57 played minutes DS ACADEMY TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Zachary Cisek. A collision led to Clube Esportivo Saudade getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Horacio Bergada hit a great ball. Zachary Cisek's late challenge caught a Clube Esportivo Saudade's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zachary Cisek helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st match minute, DS ACADEMY TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zachary Cisek to maneuver through the defense. Jerzy Rozanski hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, DS ACADEMY TEAM's Filip Brataniec got a free kick in the 85th minute. Filip Brataniec sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Machado Nieto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maksymilian Mruk in the 92nd minute. DS ACADEMY TEAM's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.