U18 World League

BŁĘKITNI STARGARD
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) After 3 played minutes Westbam got a freekick which was hit by Mariusz Wejta. After some careless play in the Westbam defense, Karol Kopacz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pankracy Sakowicz. The Westbam fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pankracy Sakowicz should have stopped the shot. Pankracy Sakowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Czeslaw Skrzypiec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iwo Kornecki kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Westbam's Zula Kluczyk got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Pankracy Sakowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Czeslaw Skrzypiec in the 26th minute of the match. Pankracy Sakowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karol Kopacz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariusz Wejta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kryspin Kaminski having to make a save. Benedykt Kaczeniak kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. A collision led to Gortaty getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Gilbert Zbikowski hit a great ball. Gortaty's Kryspin Kaminski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariusz Wejta in the 47th minute of play. 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 wind increased when Karol Kopacz made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Westbam's Pankracy Sakowicz got control of the ball when Karol Kopacz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Milosz Rzeszutek's late challenge caught a Westbam's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Milosz Rzeszutek helped the player get up and apologised. Pankracy Sakowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Czeslaw Skrzypiec, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Westbam's goalkeeper Pankracy Sakowicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karol Kopacz. Pankracy Sakowicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karol Kopacz in the 66th minute. Karol Kopacz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Pankracy Sakowicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Westbam defense, Rafal Arendarski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pankracy Sakowicz. The Westbam fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pankracy Sakowicz should have stopped the shot. In the 74th minute, Wladyslaw Laskowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the game, Karol Kopacz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Pankracy Sakowicz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pankracy Sakowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafal Arendarski in the 81st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Karol Kopacz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pankracy Sakowicz. That made the score 1-4 in the 83 minute of play. Gortaty's Milosz Rzeszutek got his second yellow card of the match in the 89th minute. The referee ordered Milosz Rzeszutek off the ground. After 90 played minutes Gortaty got a freekick which was hit by Milosz Rzeszutek. 94 minutes into the match, Mariusz Wejta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kryspin Kaminski. Gortaty's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariusz Wejta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. The Westbam fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Gortaty were clearly better and deserved to take the win.