U18 World League

ifood Arena
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lino Diniz started the match with the kick off. Tymoteusz Misiorowski kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Rapinantes F.C. defense, Tymoteusz Misiorowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredo Couto. The Rapinantes F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredo Couto should have stopped the shot. Tymoteusz Misiorowski's late challenge caught a Rapinantes F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tymoteusz Misiorowski helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Nadodrze Wrocław getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Tymoteusz Misiorowski hit a great ball. Lino Diniz hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Alfredo Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radowit Budzyn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcel Carioca hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After 21 played minutes Nadodrze Wrocław got a freekick which was hit by Jaroslaw Pilsudski. Jerzy Ciborek made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Marcel Carioca sent off a good shot on target. Wincenty Laba scored 0-2 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfredo Couto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jerônimo Esteves made in the 31st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Marcel Carioca. Wincenty Laba kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Janusz Magdziarz charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Janusz Magdziarz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd minute, one of Nadodrze Wrocław:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Nadodrze Wrocław. In the 48th minute Lino Diniz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerzy Ciborek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Radowit Budzyn to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Rapinantes F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Radowit Budzyn came free, but Alfredo Couto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Nadodrze Wrocław's goal looked a bit too open when Márcio Valle came free, but Jerzy Ciborek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Teles kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. With a little luck, Rapinantes F.C.'s Alfredo Couto got control of the ball when Wincenty Laba tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jerzy Ciborek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Diniz in the 62nd minute of play. In the 70th minute, Nadodrze Wrocław's Radowit Budzyn ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alfredo Couto. Alfredo Couto yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Nadodrze Wrocław's Jerzy Ciborek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Diniz in the 73rd minute of play. A collision led to Rapinantes F.C. getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Tadeu Godoi hit a great ball. Iwo Zurawski, 79 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Marcel Carioca kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. With a little luck, Rapinantes F.C.'s Alfredo Couto got control of the ball when Wincenty Laba tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Márcio Valle in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jerzy Ciborek saved Nadodrze Wrocław from getting behind. After 94 played minutes, Rapinantes F.C.'s Pedro Rossi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jerzy Ciborek came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rapinantes F.C. reached it. The Rapinantes F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Nadodrze Wrocław were clearly better and deserved to take the win.