U18 World League

Grabolandia
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Camillo Corna started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lech Rzentkowski in the 6th minute of play forced A.S. Udinese's goalkeeper Donato Lucidi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A.S. Udinese were furious when Frank Di Salvatore was red carded, 8 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A.S. Udinese's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Lech Rzentkowski scored to the left of an out of position Donato Lucidi, making the score, 2-1. Donato Lucidi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Korneliusz Leper in the 26th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Korneliusz Leper dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Donato Lucidi, 3-1. 36 minutes into the match, Anfilogino Di Crescenzo notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Sylwester Poling. Sylwester Poling was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Concetto Signori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.

A.S. Udinese made a substitution. Fausto Vani replaced Camillo Corna. Sylwester Poling showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Di Blasio, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. If Anfilogino Di Crescenzo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute Biagio Balestra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sylwester Poling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sylwester Poling made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anfilogino Di Crescenzo in the 60th minute. In the 64th match minute, A.S. Udinese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Di Blasio to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, A.S. Udinese's goal looked a bit too open when Lech Rzentkowski came free, but Donato Lucidi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Korneliusz Leper was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 69 minutes into the match. After 70 played minutes Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin got a freekick which was hit by Korneliusz Leper. After a rather tough play, Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Korneliusz Leper got a free kick in the 71st minute. Alessandro Grieco's late challenge caught a Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alessandro Grieco helped the player get up and apologised. Alessandro Grieco kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. With a little luck, Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Sylwester Poling got control of the ball when Anfilogino Di Crescenzo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin made a substitution. Emil Milan replaced Konrad Dziechciowski. After 83 played minutes Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin got a freekick which was hit by Konrad Dziechciowski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anfilogino Di Crescenzo in the 88th minute of play forced Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's goalkeeper Sylwester Poling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, A.S. Udinese's goal looked a bit too open when Lech Rzentkowski came free, but Donato Lucidi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Ciccio Braccia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.