U18 World League

Arena Gmunden
Spectators: 7784 (Terracing: 5839, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leon Mackert made the kick off which started today's match. Marc Stirn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeusz Dziatkowski in the 2nd minute of the match. Marc Stirn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zachary Damaski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Hermann Hampen fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BiBa's protests and gave Hermann Hampen a yellow card for diving instead. With a little luck, Dymarki Wejherowo's Boruc Gniech got control of the ball when Patrick Dreseler tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 10th minute BiBa were awarded a corner. Karsten Moser went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Karsten Moser got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Boruc Gniech quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some careless play in the BiBa defense, Zachary Damaski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marc Stirn. The BiBa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marc Stirn should have stopped the shot. Fynn Rosentreter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Boruc Gniech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marc Stirn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadeusz Dziatkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Marc Stirn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartlomiej Parzysz in the 21st minute of play. Marc Stirn came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Dymarki Wejherowo's Zachary Damaski. But to his dismay, Zachary Damaski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Boruc Gniech came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by BiBa's Leon Mackert. But to his dismay, Leon Mackert quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Bartlomiej Parzysz hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Boruc Gniech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick Dreseler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Fynn Rosentreter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute, Leon Mackert 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. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dymarki Wejherowo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Karsten Moser was slow to take the kick. During this time BiBa's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Dymarki Wejherowo's goalie and right to Horst-Peter Hörtnagel. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Dymarki Wejherowo's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 58th minute, Tadeusz Dziatkowski 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. If Fynn Rosentreter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leon Mackert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute, Fynn Rosentreter left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BiBa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. After 71 played minutes BiBa got a freekick which was hit by Holger Gehling. The long shot by Bartlomiej Parzysz in the 72nd minute really tested Marc Stirn'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. After a defensive mix-up in Dymarki Wejherowo's zone, Leon Mackert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boruc Gniech came out of the goal and Leon Mackert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st match minute, Dymarki Wejherowo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bartlomiej Parzysz to maneuver through the defense. Dymarki Wejherowo's Boruc Gniech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leon Mackert in the 82nd minute of play. Jakub Wlodyga charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jakub Wlodyga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 84 minutes into the game, one of Dymarki Wejherowo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 91st minute Fynn Rosentreter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boruc Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 92 minutes, Tadeusz Dziatkowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dymarki Wejherowo and the BiBa players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 92nd match minute, Dymarki Wejherowo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadeusz Dziatkowski to maneuver through the defense. Fynn Rosentreter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boruc Gniech having to interfere. In the 96thth minute of the game Patrick Dreseler who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dymarki Wejherowo's Boruc Gniech was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. BiBa's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.