U18 World League

Hollywood Bowl
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emil Marajda kicked off to start the match. KS Tęcza's Fabian Bartelak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save KS Tęcza from getting a goal against them. In the 7th minute, Roland Sala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Brian Hülsen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 10 played minutes KS Tęcza got a freekick which was hit by Lucjan Kasprzak. KS Tęcza's Fabian Bartelak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Hoffmann in the 12th minute of play. If Kilian Bakker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to KS Tęcza getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Boruc Brak hit a great ball. KS Tęcza's Fabian Bartelak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Hoffmann in the 15th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luca Thürmann got free with Fabian Bartelak in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, FC Hollywood's Fabian Bartelak threw himself towards the right post 20 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Michael Hoffmann, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The crowd rose to their feet as Kilian Bakker kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fabian Bartelak. That made the score 1-1 in the 22 minute of play. A collision led to FC Hollywood getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Per Dietrich hit a great ball. A collision led to KS Tęcza getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Zbyszko Mentis hit a great ball. Florian Klauck shot from long distance in the 31st minute, but Fabian Bartelak was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. 32 minutes into the game, FC Hollywood's Kilian Bakker nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fabian Bartelak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. A collision led to KS Tęcza getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Roland Sala hit a great ball. KS Tęcza's Fabian Bartelak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Hoffmann in the 36th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Kilian Bakker left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Hollywood fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Michael Hoffmann made the kick off in the second half. If Kilian Bakker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute Kilian Bakker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Bartelak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zbyszko Mentis's late challenge caught a FC Hollywood's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zbyszko Mentis helped the player get up and apologised. Zbyszko Mentis hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in KS Tęcza's zone, Michael Hoffmann stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabian Bartelak came out of the goal and Michael Hoffmann tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, KS Tęcza's Boruc Brak got a free kick in the 75th minute. The supporters of FC Hollywood booed when KS Tęcza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emil Marajda didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Hollywood's Michael Hoffmann got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ziemowit Hajto hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 82ndth minute of the game Michael Hoffmann who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KS Tęcza's Fabian Bartelak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Emil Marajda dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Brian Hülsen, 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Hoffmann in the 94th minute of play forced KS Tęcza's goalkeeper Fabian Bartelak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FC Hollywood booed when KS Tęcza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boruc Brak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabian Bartelak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michael Hoffmann in the 97th minute of the match. KS Tęcza's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.