U18 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7961 (Terracing: 5972, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) Julian Oliszewski made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the game, Hugon Wierzbicki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Red Devils's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Timo! the free kick. Hugon Wierzbicki hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute of the match Humberto Mel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Witomir Brak showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Warner Timo in the 8th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Witomir Brak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Witomir Brak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niguel Mansell in the 16th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niguel Mansell in the 18th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Witomir Brak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roque Montes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fryderyk Brack, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 21 minutes into the game, when Artemio Raphael put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Timo!'s Artemio Raphael got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Michal Petrasz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Roque Montes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Oliszewski in the 29th minute of the match. Witomir Brak came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Timo!'s Niguel Mansell. But to his dismay, Niguel Mansell quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 32nd match minute, Timo! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cayetano Dantel to maneuver through the defense. Roque Montes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominik Biraga, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 41stth minute of the game Aureliusz Tarasek who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Timo!'s Roque Montes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Red Devils's Witomir Brak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niguel Mansell in the 45th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Fryderyk Brack left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Devils fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Niguel Mansell to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goalkeeper Witomir Brak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niguel Mansell. Witomir Brak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niguel Mansell in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute Franco Colapinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Witomir Brak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugo Kepa hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Aureliusz Tarasek took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roque Montes. Timo!'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 67 played minutes Red Devils got a freekick which was hit by Dominik Biraga. In the 68th minute of the match Humberto Mel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Witomir Brak showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Dominik Biraga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Roque Montes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fryderyk Brack in the 76th minute of play forced Timo!'s goalkeeper Roque Montes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Timo!'s goal looked a bit too open when Julian Oliszewski came free, but Roque Montes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute Niguel Mansell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Witomir Brak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dominik Biraga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Timo! getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Hugo Micael hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Red Devils fans cheered their team off the field, for while Timo! had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.