U18 World League

Mielcuchy
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tadeusz Kornatowski started the match with the kick off. Wincent Waldoch was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Tadeusz Kornatowski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tadeusz Kornatowski really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 6th match minute, Chopina Wejherowo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksander Adamowicz to maneuver through the defense. Slawomir Skaradoski hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Chopina Wejherowo's Zenon Zyskowski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ksawery Kochowski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Stefan Turak's late challenge caught a KoLiber's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stefan Turak helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Chopina Wejherowo's Stefan Turak got a free kick in the 20th minute. Ksawery Kochowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zenon Zyskowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Ksawery Kochowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dominik Podwojski in the 29th minute of play. Chopina Wejherowo's Stefan Turak got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Stefan Turak managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chopina Wejherowo's supporters rose to their feet, but Stefan Turak was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ksawery Kochowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tadeusz Kornatowski struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Wincent Waldoch didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KoLiber. 39 minutes into the match, KoLiber's goal looked a bit too open when Zenon Zyskowski came free, but Ksawery Kochowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Turak struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Ksawery Kochowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chopina Wejherowo. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stefan Turak to make the kick off. Wincent Waldoch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadeusz Kornatowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 55 minutes into the match, Stefan Turak dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ksawery Kochowski, 1-1. In the 62nd minute, Stefan Turak got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 63 played minutes KoLiber got a freekick which was hit by Slawomir Majusiak. Chopina Wejherowo's Wincent Waldoch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeusz Kornatowski in the 65th minute of play. The supporters of Chopina Wejherowo booed when KoLiber was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remigiusz Bartelak didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 84 minutes, Stefan Turak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chopina Wejherowo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stefan Turak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. KoLiber's Ksawery Kochowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konrad Panikowski in the 90th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Chopina Wejherowo players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.