U18 World League

Stade excalibur
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zbigniew Dula made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th match minute, Kolonia Radlin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugon Ogrodowicz to maneuver through the defense. 5 minutes into the game, Wilfried Lépinay was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Les diables noirs's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kolonia Radlin the free kick. Wilfried Lépinay kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Lukasz Lech fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kevan Grange having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilfried Lépinay in the 10th minute of play forced Kolonia Radlin's goalkeeper Witold Rode to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilfried Lépinay in the 13th minute of play forced Kolonia Radlin's goalkeeper Witold Rode to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 minutes of play, Les diables noirs's Gustave Pierrel made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Witold Rode was left in no man's land by his defense there! 24 minutes into the match, Les diables noirs's goal looked a bit too open when Lukasz Lech came free, but Kevan Grange reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Les diables noirs's zone, Lukasz Lech stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kevan Grange came out of the goal and Lukasz Lech tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kevan Grange showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbigniew Dula in the 34th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Lukasz Lech's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kevan Grange was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Witold Rode made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Gustave Pierrel sent off a good shot on target. Zbigniew Dula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wilfried Lépinay to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leszek Brataniec during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 55 played minutes Kolonia Radlin got a freekick which was hit by Leszek Brataniec. In the 61st minute Zbigniew Dula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevan Grange saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Kolonia Radlin's Lukasz Lech ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kevan Grange. Kevan Grange yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. In the 70thth minute of the game Zbigniew Dula who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Les diables noirs's Kevan Grange was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Witold Rode took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Yves Paturel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Moïse Ganivet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lukasz Lech didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-4 via right post in the game's 86th minute. Kolonia Radlin's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Kolonia Radlin's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.