U18 World League

Cementerio del Lobo
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Saturnino Michael took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Lucjan Gierlach to make any attempt to save it. Saturnino Michael could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Lucjan Gierlach made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Damian Malewicki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Feliberto Jerardo was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. The Galaxy Team U18 fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when Galaxy Team U18's Damian Malewicki looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind El retorno del Pincha's goalkeeper Feliberto Jerardo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 28th minute, Damian Malewicki 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 a defensive mix-up in Galaxy Team U18's zone, Marco Pudes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucjan Gierlach came out of the goal and Marco Pudes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valentin Platon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucjan Gierlach made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valentin Platon in the 33rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marco Pudes in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucjan Gierlach prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 37th minute, Saturnino Michael left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El retorno del Pincha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. El retorno del Pincha's attentive Serafin Castulo managed to snatch the ball when Ulryk Konopka made a throw-in in the 40th minute of the game. El retorno del Pincha's Feliberto Jerardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Lichucki in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

52 minutes into the match, Galaxy Team U18's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Platon came free, but Lucjan Gierlach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Galaxy Team U18's goal looked a bit too open when Saturnino Michael came free, but Lucjan Gierlach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucjan Gierlach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Platon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 59 minutes, Jan Szostak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galaxy Team U18 and the El retorno del Pincha players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th minute Marco Pudes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucjan Gierlach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kazimierz Lichucki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliberto Jerardo having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Galaxy Team U18's Damian Malewicki dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Lucjan Gierlach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Pudes, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 77th minute, Tomasz Fujara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 78 minutes, Marco Pudes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El retorno del Pincha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marco Pudes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.