U18 World League

San Siro Stadium
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Bogdan Noworolnik started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute Paris Kafropoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miromir Cichocki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute, Paris Kafropoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Milan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. FC Szczucin's Miromir Cichocki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save FC Szczucin from getting a goal against them. Fanis Panousis hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Nikos Bertsis kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Nikos Kosmidis made a precise shot to the right of Miromir Cichocki. FC Szczucin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After having played for 18 minutes, Mateusz Banach managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Szczucin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mateusz Banach was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Miromir Cichocki didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nikos Kosmidis went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 23rd minute Bogdan Noworolnik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fotis Tatsis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alekos Volakis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 30 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Andreas Tarsanas 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 some careless play in the FC Szczucin defense, Nikos Kosmidis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Miromir Cichocki. The FC Szczucin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Miromir Cichocki should have stopped the shot. Lech Glembin hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Fotis Tatsis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogdan Noworolnik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nikos Kosmidis to make the kick off. In the 51stth minute of the game Aris Kortzidis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Szczucin's Miromir Cichocki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Rafal Rudy fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Szczucin's protests and gave Rafal Rudy a yellow card for diving instead. Rafal Rudy hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. When AC Milan's Nikos Kosmidis in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Szczucin's goalie prevented a goal. Miromir Cichocki didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aris Kortzidis went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Nikos Kosmidis got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 67th minute, Fanis Panousis made a precise shot to the right of Miromir Cichocki. FC Szczucin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Panos Zervidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miromir Cichocki having to interfere. Panos Zervidis struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Miromir Cichocki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Milan. FC Szczucin's Miromir Cichocki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Kosmidis in the 75th minute of play. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Szczucin's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pavlos Papazacharias was slow to take the kick. During this time AC Milan's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Panos Zervidis heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Emmanouil Kafes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miromir Cichocki having to interfere. When Eugeniusz Lerych fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Szczucin's protests and gave Eugeniusz Lerych a yellow card for diving instead. After a defensive mix-up in FC Szczucin's zone, Emmanouil Kafes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miromir Cichocki came out of the goal and Emmanouil Kafes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 94 minutes into the match, Nikos Kosmidis notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of FC Szczucin's Miromir Cichocki. Miromir Cichocki was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee ended the match the AC Milan players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.