U18 World League

Stadion Mauda
Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5744, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 149) Mikolaj Niewiadomski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Krzysztof Mios succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 6th playminute. Artur Walczyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aprígio Eanes in the 11th minute of play. VB-Team's defense didn't have a chance, in the 14th minute, when Krzysztof Mios scored to the left of an out of position Gonçalo Fonseca, making the score, 2-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicolau Vale in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artur Walczyk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 23 minutes into the game, Marek Rykaczewski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Gonçalo Fonseca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gonçalo Fonseca was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Benedykt Palzewicz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Benedykt Palzewicz really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Donato Quintanilha hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Benedykt Palzewicz, 42 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aprígio Eanes to make the kick off. Gonçalo Fonseca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cezary Antoszewski in the 51st minute of the match. The supporters of VB-Team booed when Mauda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Witomir Pyrzyce didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute, Michal Puszynski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute, VB-Team's Viriato Calheiros ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Artur Walczyk. Artur Walczyk yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-1. VB-Team's Gonçalo Fonseca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedykt Palzewicz in the 71st minute of play. Mikolaj Niewiadomski kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Krzysztof Mios made a precise shot to the right of Gonçalo Fonseca. VB-Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. When Benedykt Palzewicz came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Mauda fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Benedykt Palzewicz couldn't finish the play. After having played for 83 minutes, Krzysztof Mios managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mauda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Krzysztof Mios was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krzysztof Mios in the 89th minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Gonçalo Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Krzysztof Mios came free, but Gonçalo Fonseca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, VB-Team's Octávio Medeiros got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Mauda's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.