U18 World League

Stadion Wierzbiec
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sarracino Mandiola started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Sarracino Mandiola notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Mattis Magic Team's Miroslaw Skorny. Miroslaw Skorny was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Miroslaw Skorny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubén Palazuelos in the 13th minute of play. If Sarracino Mandiola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubén Palazuelos in the 20th minute of play forced Mattis Magic Team's goalkeeper Miroslaw Skorny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the game, Franciszek Fabiszak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mattis Magic Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Deportivo Xpertin the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sarracino Mandiola in the 23rd minute of play forced Mattis Magic Team's goalkeeper Miroslaw Skorny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miroslaw Skorny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubén Palazuelos, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 41st minute, Stefano Avendaño made a precise shot to the right of Miroslaw Skorny. Mattis Magic Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wit Drapinski to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Stefano Avendaño managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Deportivo Xpertin's supporters rose to their feet, but Stefano Avendaño was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miroslaw Skorny breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sarracino Mandiola recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mattis Magic Team's Miroslaw Skorny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubén Palazuelos in the 56th minute of play. Miroslaw Skorny made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Stefano Avendaño sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Mattis Magic Team's Wit Drapinski got a free kick in the 60th minute. Miroslaw Skorny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefano Avendaño in the 64th minute of the match. Stefano Avendaño received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Miroslaw Skorny came out and tried to block the shot, but Stefano Avendaño slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 68th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Mattis Magic Team's goal looked a bit too open when Rubén Palazuelos came free, but Miroslaw Skorny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sarracino Mandiola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miroslaw Skorny having to interfere. Miroslaw Skorny made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Sarracino Mandiola sent off a good shot on target. 85 minutes into the match, Mattis Magic Team's goalkeeper Miroslaw Skorny had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sarracino Mandiola. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubén Palazuelos in the 86th minute of play forced Mattis Magic Team's goalkeeper Miroslaw Skorny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miroslaw Skorny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefano Avendaño in the 88th minute of the match. After 88 minutes, Stanislaw Falke mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mattis Magic Team and the Club Deportivo Xpertin players grew even worse after the yellow card. 89 minutes into the match, Mattis Magic Team's goal looked a bit too open when Rubén Palazuelos came free, but Miroslaw Skorny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute, Stefano Avendaño made a precise shot to the right of Miroslaw Skorny. Mattis Magic Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5.