U18 World League

El Gigante Del Norte
Spectators: 7625 (Terracing: 5720, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Segundo Marin took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 played minutes KKS Lech Poznań got a freekick which was hit by Patryk Rykaczewski. In the 4th match minute, KKS Lech Poznań was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juliusz Matuch to maneuver through the defense. Ladislao Senio shot from long distance in the 4th minute, but Barnaba Radziszewski was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. 9 minutes into the match, Janusz Zukowski notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Gimnasia y tiro's Silvio Dei. Silvio Dei was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 13th match minute, KKS Lech Poznań was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignacy Ruszczyk to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th match minute, Gimnasia y tiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Mingo to maneuver through the defense. After 18 minutes of play, KKS Lech Poznań's Dominik Skikiewicz made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvio Dei was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jose Lehen took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Barnaba Radziszewski. Barnaba Radziszewski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Barnaba Radziszewski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Segundo Marin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 32 minute of play. Barnaba Radziszewski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jose Lehen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 36 minute of play. With a little luck, KKS Lech Poznań's Barnaba Radziszewski got control of the ball when Jose Lehen tried to sneak it across the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, KKS Lech Poznań's goalkeeper Barnaba Radziszewski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diego Nesor. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Janusz Zukowski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Janusz Zukowski made a precise shot to the right of Silvio Dei. Gimnasia y tiro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. After a rather tough play, Gimnasia y tiro's Manuel Arano got a free kick in the 58th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Ignacy Ruszczyk managed to get in a good position for a shot. KKS Lech Poznań's supporters rose to their feet, but Ignacy Ruszczyk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silvio Dei breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gimnasia y tiro's Silvio Dei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janusz Zukowski in the 61st minute of play. After a rather tough play, KKS Lech Poznań's Radowit Gajewski got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Gimnasia y tiro's Ladislao Senio couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 64th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for KKS Lech Poznań. A collision led to KKS Lech Poznań getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Juliusz Matuch hit a great ball. Silvio Dei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Janusz Zukowski in the 78th minute of the match. Gimnasia y tiro's Silvio Dei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janusz Zukowski in the 78th minute of play. After 80 minutes Gimnasia y tiro's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ignacy Ruszczyk who took care of the corner kick. A well done corner resulted in Juliusz Matuch drilling the ball in to score 3-4 behind Gimnasia y tiro's goalkeeper. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Nesor in the 93rd minute of play forced KKS Lech Poznań's goalkeeper Barnaba Radziszewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dominik Skikiewicz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Silvio Dei made a huge save. The Gimnasia y tiro supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching KKS Lech Poznań's performance. The match ended with a win for KKS Lech Poznań.