U18 World League

Arena Milanis
Spectators: 7772 (Terracing: 5830, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Júlio Pombal started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benedykt Palzewicz in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacinto de Azevedo saved Milanis E.C. from getting behind. Mikolaj Niewiadomski hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Ronaldão Mazza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Artur Walczyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Krzysztof Mios managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mauda's supporters rose to their feet, but Krzysztof Mios was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacinto de Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krzysztof Mios in the 25th minute of play forced Milanis E.C.'s goalkeeper Jacinto de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Krzysztof Mios in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacinto de Azevedo saved Milanis E.C. from getting behind. Artur Walczyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Pombal in the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Mauda's goalkeeper Artur Walczyk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zé Carlos da Cunha. In the 36th match minute, Mauda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikolaj Niewiadomski to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Júlio Pombal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Milanis E.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Júlio Pombal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artur Walczyk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ronaldão Mazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Krzysztof Mios stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zé Carlos da Cunha scored 2-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Artur Walczyk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mauda's Cezary Antoszewski got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cezary Antoszewski struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Jacinto de Azevedo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mauda. Marek Rykaczewski kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Ronaldão Mazza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Artur Walczyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th match minute, Mauda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cezary Antoszewski to maneuver through the defense. Zé Carlos da Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Walczyk having to interfere. A collision led to Milanis E.C. getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Zé Carlos da Cunha hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the game, Júlio Pombal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Artur Walczyk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Benedykt Palzewicz fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mauda's protests and gave Benedykt Palzewicz a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Mauda's Benedykt Palzewicz got a free kick in the 85th minute. Ronaldão Mazza scored 4-0 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Artur Walczyk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 92 minutes into the game, Krzysztof Mios was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mauda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Milanis E.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, Mauda's Krzysztof Mios got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Artur Walczyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mauda's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.