U18 World League

Witosa 5
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Burl Reeves started the match with the kick off. If Wlodzimierz Zacharzewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Davis McCabe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mariusz Michnik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Coy Whitney, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. A collision led to Fly T.T getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Burl Reeves hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Wlodzimierz Zacharzewski put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Olivier Slaughter. The supporters of LKS Wisła Szczucin booed when Fly T.T was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Burl Reeves didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Wlodzimierz Zacharzewski in the 23rd play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Olivier Slaughter kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 2-1 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. After 26 played minutes LKS Wisła Szczucin got a freekick which was hit by Jakub Wielowiejski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davis McCabe in the 27th minute of play forced LKS Wisła Szczucin's goalkeeper Mariusz Michnik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Fly T.T's Burl Reeves in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LKS Wisła Szczucin's goalie prevented a goal. After 34 minutes, Burl Reeves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fly T.T and the LKS Wisła Szczucin players grew even worse after the yellow card. Burl Reeves hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Fly T.T's Coy Whitney managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Karol Komanski in the 37 minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Burl Reeves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mariusz Michnik was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Burl Reeves took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mariusz Michnik. Mariusz Michnik dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wlodzimierz Zacharzewski to make the kick off. A hard shot by Léonard Keys from long distance, 52 minutes into the match, got Mariusz Michnik's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. With his leg Mariusz Michnik managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when Fly T.T's Burl Reeves fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 59 minutes into the game, Burl Reeves lined in a short shot 2-3 behind a frustrated Mariusz Michnik. Davis McCabe struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Mariusz Michnik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fly T.T. Burl Reevess short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Mariusz Michnik to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 65th match minute, LKS Wisła Szczucin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cyryl Cwenar to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute, Fly T.T's Burl Reeves ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mariusz Michnik. Mariusz Michnik yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-4. After having played for 69 minutes, Burl Reeves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fly T.T's supporters crossed their fingers, but Burl Reeves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Burl Reeves in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mariusz Michnik saved LKS Wisła Szczucin from getting behind. Mariusz Michnik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darnell Youngblood, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After having played for 83 minutes, Burl Reeves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fly T.T's supporters crossed their fingers, but Burl Reeves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fly T.T's Raymond Hartman shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 86th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mariusz Michnik but with some difficulty. 88 minutes into the game, Fly T.T's Burl Reeves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mariusz Michnik made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. In the 91st minute, Fly T.T's Burl Reeves dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-6.