U18 World League

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tigran Mosca made the kick off which started today's match. Tomás Maia's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 6thth minute, Boruc Praski skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Boruc Praski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from César Quintal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the game, Tomás Maia recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Boruc Praski. Tomás Maia showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. 18 minutes into the match, KKS Lech Poznań's goal looked a bit too open when Rui Ortiz came free, but Boruc Praski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 played minutes The Beatles got a freekick which was hit by Vitinho Costa. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miromir Kaczanka during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 31st minute, Miromir Kaczanka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Boruc Praski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dadá da Silveira in the 46th minute. After 47 minutes, Edmund Kosowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KKS Lech Poznań and the The Beatles players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to KKS Lech Poznań getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Edmund Kosowski hit a great ball. KKS Lech Poznań made a substitution. Wasyl Cebula replaced Miromir Kaczanka. After a rather tough play, KKS Lech Poznań's Edmund Kosowski got a free kick in the 49th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arthur Cardozo made a kick off. In the 56th minute, Dadá da Silveira made a precise shot to the right of Boruc Praski. KKS Lech Poznań's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 58th minute, Tomás Maia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Ortiz in the 61st minute of play forced KKS Lech Poznań's goalkeeper Boruc Praski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 played minutes KKS Lech Poznań got a freekick which was hit by Edmund Kosowski. César da Mata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juliusz Matuch in the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute Arthur Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boruc Praski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, The Beatles's Vitinho Costa got a free kick in the 69th minute. Edmund Kosowski hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Boruc Praski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dadá da Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, The Beatles's Arthur Cardozo got a free kick in the 81st minute. The long shot by Ignacy Ruszczyk in the 83rd minute really tested César da Mata's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 87 minutes into the match, Tomás Maia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Boruc Praski. KKS Lech Poznań's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomás Maia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. 92 minutes into the match, KKS Lech Poznań's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Cardozo came free, but Boruc Praski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boruc Praski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Maia in the 93rd minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Rui Ortiz notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of KKS Lech Poznań's Boruc Praski. Boruc Praski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Many of KKS Lech Poznań's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. KKS Lech Poznań may have spent more time on the ball, but The Beatles were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.