U18 World League

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Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vito de Sena started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Vito de Sena cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Feliks Wielkopolski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Benjamim Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thiago Godoi in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Feliks Wielkopolski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Vito de Sena could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Feliks Wielkopolski made a huge save. In the 23rd minute, FC SZAFIRY's Bogumil Gajewski seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Bogumil Gajewski the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC SZAFIRY protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Bogumil Gajewski had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC SZAFIRY! The goalkeeper, Feliks Wielkopolski, was totally fooled by PEREBAH FC's Afonso Hermes, who 25 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The supporters of FC SZAFIRY booed when PEREBAH FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vito de Sena didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute of the match, Benjamim Freitas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Feliks Wielkopolski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Feliks Wielkopolski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thiago Godoi in the 30th minute. After 34 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC SZAFIRY! The crowd rose to their feet as PEREBAH FC's Diamantino Penha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Feliks Wielkopolski. That made the score 4-0 after 40 minutes of play. If Thiago Godoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. FC SZAFIRY's Feliks Wielkopolski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save FC SZAFIRY from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diamantino Penha in the 46th minute of play forced FC SZAFIRY's goalkeeper Feliks Wielkopolski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Jacek Koprowski made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito de Sena in the 51st minute of play forced FC SZAFIRY's goalkeeper Feliks Wielkopolski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Feliks Wielkopolski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vito de Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After having played for 54 minutes, Thiago Godoi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PEREBAH FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thiago Godoi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 65th minute Thiago Godoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliks Wielkopolski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito de Sena in the 68th minute of play forced FC SZAFIRY's goalkeeper Feliks Wielkopolski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC SZAFIRY getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Boguslaw Milan hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC SZAFIRY's goalkeeper Feliks Wielkopolski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FC SZAFIRY's Feliks Wielkopolski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamim Freitas in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito de Sena in the 76th minute of play forced FC SZAFIRY's goalkeeper Feliks Wielkopolski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diamantino Penha scored 5-0 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Feliks Wielkopolski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to PEREBAH FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Afonso Hermes hit a great ball. Wladyslaw Wojton charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wladyslaw Wojton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. PEREBAH FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.