U18 World League

Allianz Gliwice
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Waclaw Cupial started the match with the kick off. Dawid Zuraw blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Waldemar Rybak having to make a save. In the 12th minute Dawid Zuraw shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldemar Rybak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. GKS Milenium's Waldemar Rybak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dawid Zuraw in the 19th minute of play. Waldemar Rybak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jurand Ikalewicz in the 20th minute of the match. In the 25th match minute, GKS Milenium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franciszek Witwicki to maneuver through the defense. When Lucjan Laba came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lucjan Laba couldn't finish the play. Jurand Ikalewicz took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Waldemar Rybak. Waldemar Rybak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norbert Burdzel in the 34th minute of play forced GKS Milenium's goalkeeper Waldemar Rybak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldemar Rybak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jurand Ikalewicz in the 35th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Lucjan Laba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldemar Rybak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st match minute, GKS Milenium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maciej Niedziela to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006's Lucjan Laba got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 53rd minute Dawid Zuraw shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldemar Rybak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Franciszek Brodzki took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Waldemar Rybak to make any attempt to save it. GKS Milenium's defense didn't have a chance, in the 60th minute, when Dawid Zuraw scored to the left of an out of position Waldemar Rybak, making the score, 0-4. 64 minutes into the match, GKS Milenium's goal looked a bit too open when Norbert Burdzel came free, but Waldemar Rybak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jurand Ikalewicz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Waldemar Rybak skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 67 minutes, Andrzej Makarewicz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GKS Milenium and the ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Andrzej Makarewicz hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Waldemar Rybak made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Dawid Zuraw sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dawid Zuraw in the 71st minute of play forced GKS Milenium's goalkeeper Waldemar Rybak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006's Waldemar Rybak threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dawid Zuraw, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Waldemar Rybak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Franciszek Brodzki in the 82nd minute. Waldemar Rybak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dawid Zuraw's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Waldemar Rybak made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Norbert Burdzel sent off a good shot on target. Franciszek Brodzki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Waldemar Rybak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ￜDCￜ™KKS LECH 2006 played a much better game than GKS Milenium and deserved their victory. The GKS Milenium players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.