U18 World League

Športni Park Gorica
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tadeusz Bielejewski got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, one of HIT Gorica: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 HIT Gorica. Zdravko Mavri came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Niebiański&Team's Tadeusz Bielejewski. But to his dismay, Tadeusz Bielejewski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The audience was convinced that Tadeusz Bielejewski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zdravko Mavri was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. When Kristian Kolarič, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 25 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Kacper Czajkowski was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Kacper Czajkowski was a little too slow when Kristian Kolarič got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 30th minute. The score was now 1-1. Tadeusz Bielejewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zdravko Mavri having to interfere. HIT Gorica's Zdravko Mavri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeusz Bielejewski in the 37th minute of play. A collision led to Niebiański&Team getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Waldemar Lewandowski hit a great ball. Zdravko Mavri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tadeusz Bielejewski's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Zdravko Mavri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadeusz Bielejewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jaka Vinger was the one to do the kick off. Vasko Osmić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tadeusz Bielejewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kacper Czajkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristian Kolarič, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tadeusz Bielejewski got free with Zdravko Mavri in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Okraszewski in the 77th minute of play forced HIT Gorica's goalkeeper Zdravko Mavri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Niebiański&Team getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Edmund Limanowski hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, HIT Gorica's Žolt Gracar got a free kick in the 85th minute. The audience was convinced that Adam Okraszewski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zdravko Mavri was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. In the 89th minute Tadeusz Bielejewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zdravko Mavri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.