U18 World League

RW AHLEN-KNUROW
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, 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. Iwo Jakisz started the match with the kick off. Enrique Richie made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Iwo Jakisz sent off a good shot on target. In the 7thth minute of the game Humberto Manilan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's Mikolaj Resel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 8th minute Antonio Firmo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikolaj Resel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Roque Rius fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Peluchita Fc's protests and gave Roque Rius a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Peluchita Fc getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Roque Rius hit a great ball. Antonio Firmo's late challenge caught a RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonio Firmo helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of RW AHLEN-KNURÓW booed when Peluchita Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Firmo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iwo Jakisz kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Humberto Manilan put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mikolaj Resel. 21 minutes into the game, Humberto Manilan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Mikolaj Resel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Lucjan Dropinski managed to get in a good position for a shot. RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucjan Dropinski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enrique Richie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dante Daunte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Manilan in the 35th minute of play forced RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's goalkeeper Mikolaj Resel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikolaj Resel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto Manilan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Humberto Manilan sped through RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mikolaj Resel. RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's Iwo Jakisz got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

If Jacek Prosowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Peluchita Fc booed when RW AHLEN-KNURÓW was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucjan Dropinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lino Guillen hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Mikolaj Resel made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Roque Rius sent off a good shot on target. Iwo Jakisz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique Richie having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Ziemowit Ferfecki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Humberto Manilan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mikolaj Resel came out and tried to block the shot, but Humberto Manilan slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 65th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Humberto Manilan in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mikolaj Resel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Enrique Richie came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's Lucjan Dropinski. But to his dismay, Lucjan Dropinski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. In the 77th match minute, Peluchita Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lino Guillen to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Humberto Manilan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mikolaj Resel was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Manilan in the 83rd minute of play forced RW AHLEN-KNURÓW's goalkeeper Mikolaj Resel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enrique Richie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Szymon Beninda in the 90th minute of play. Humberto Manilan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.