U18 World League

Szamocka
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ziemowit Cholewa started the match with the kick off. Zakon Upodobań Sportowych's Lukasz Gajewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erasmo de Godoi in the 5th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Zé Carlos Paranaense made a precise shot to the right of Lukasz Gajewski. Zakon Upodobań Sportowych's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Edmund Poling received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vicente Catarinense came out and tried to block the shot, but Edmund Poling slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 28th minute. Lukasz Gajewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Válter Dantas in the 31st minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Zakon Upodobań Sportowych's goal looked a bit too open when Nelsinho Lopes came free, but Lukasz Gajewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 41 played minutes Espigão Steamrollers got a freekick which was hit by Jailson Sergipano. Erasmo de Godoi struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Lukasz Gajewski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Espigão Steamrollers. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Carlos Paranaense in the 45th minute of play forced Zakon Upodobań Sportowych's goalkeeper Lukasz Gajewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute, Luiz Fabiano Nóbrega 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Válter Dantas made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Zakon Upodobań Sportowych's Borys Solarek got a free kick in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelsinho Lopes in the 64th minute of play forced Zakon Upodobań Sportowych's goalkeeper Lukasz Gajewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erasmo de Godoi got free with Lukasz Gajewski in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Carlos Paranaense in the 68th minute of play forced Zakon Upodobań Sportowych's goalkeeper Lukasz Gajewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Zakon Upodobań Sportowych's Edmund Poling got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 72nd minute of the match Sílvio Luiz Zanette sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lukasz Gajewski skillfully saved the ball. After 78 minutes, Nelsinho Lopes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Espigão Steamrollers and the Zakon Upodobań Sportowych players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Espigão Steamrollers getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Nelsinho Lopes hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Carlos Paranaense in the 81st minute of play forced Zakon Upodobań Sportowych's goalkeeper Lukasz Gajewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Válter Dantas came free with the goalkeeper in the 83rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Lukasz Gajewski could save by the left post. 86 minutes into the game, Zakon Upodobań Sportowych's Sylwester Nakonieczny nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vicente Catarinense made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Sylwester Nakonieczny took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vicente Catarinense. Vicente Catarinense dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Zakon Upodobań Sportowych's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.