U18 World League

Grabolandia
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stanislaw Lanczak made the kick off which started today's match. With an all-out effort, Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Armindo Guarda threw himself towards the right post 4 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marcin Przybyciel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 12 minutes into the match, ADCR Loreto United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcin Przybyciel came free, but Armindo Guarda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute Eusébio Sacadura 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. In the 17th minute, Miguel Gusmão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jurand Wielowiejski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sylwester Poling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Sacadura in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Gusmão came free, but Sylwester Poling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Eusébio Sacadura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislaw Lanczak in the 24th minute of play forced ADCR Loreto United FC's goalkeeper Armindo Guarda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Eusébio Sacadura had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sylwester Poling. Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eusébio Sacadura was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Lucjan Patora could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Armindo Guarda made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Gusmão during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 29 played minutes ADCR Loreto United FC got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Gusmão. Konrad Dziechciowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Armindo Guarda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armindo Guarda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislaw Lanczak in the 36th minute of play. After 38 minutes of play, Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Konrad Dziechciowski made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Armindo Guarda was left in no man's land by his defense there! Armindo Guarda made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Stanislaw Lanczak sent off a good shot on target. Stanislaw Lanczak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Armindo Guarda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

54 minutes into the match, ADCR Loreto United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislaw Lanczak came free, but Armindo Guarda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute Eusébio Sacadura 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. Armindo Guarda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislaw Lanczak in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jurand Wielowiejski in the 68th minute of play forced ADCR Loreto United FC's goalkeeper Armindo Guarda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miguel Gusmão got free with Sylwester Poling in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Armindo Guarda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanislaw Lanczak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Gusmão came free, but Sylwester Poling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Sacadura in the 75th 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. ADCR Loreto United FC's Armindo Guarda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jurand Wielowiejski in the 77th minute of play. A collision led to Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Boleslaw Antoszewski hit a great ball. Eusébio Sacadura hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's Jedrzej Budrewicz got a free kick in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Dembkowski in the 89th minute of play forced ADCR Loreto United FC's goalkeeper Armindo Guarda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armindo Guarda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanislaw Lanczak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grabo POGOŃ MKS Szczecin's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.