U18 World League

Schwanau
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zbigniew Dobrzechowski took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Bartosz Miecznikowski made a precise shot to the right of Pankracy Sakowicz. Westbam's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, SHADOW's Jakub Domaracki got a free kick in the 8th minute. Mariusz Kaider charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mariusz Kaider the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mariusz Kaider kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateusz Borek in the 19th minute of play forced SHADOW's goalkeeper Adam Fikus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pankracy Sakowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbigniew Dobrzechowski in the 21st minute of play. Jerzy Maziarski took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adam Fikus. Adam Fikus dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 38 minutes into the match, Westbam's goal looked a bit too open when Zbyszko Sowa came free, but Pankracy Sakowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Westbam's Pankracy Sakowicz got control of the ball when Zbigniew Dobrzechowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Westbam getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Mateusz Borek hit a great ball. Westbam were furious when Slawomir Jeziorkowski was red carded, 43 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Westbam fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 44 minutes, SHADOW's Jakub Domaracki got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Pankracy Sakowicz. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Cezary Falk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Westbam's supporters rose to their feet, but Cezary Falk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adam Fikus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mateusz Borek was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Westbam getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Maksymilian Jajesniak hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the game, SHADOW's Zbyszko Sowa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pankracy Sakowicz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Wojciech Dobilas charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wojciech Dobilas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Wojciech Dobilas hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Adam Fikus didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 65th minute, which inside left pole to 4-3. In the 69th minute, Aleksander Gniewek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute, Zula Trochowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pankracy Sakowicz was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-3. After a rather tough play, SHADOW's Wlodzimierz Kochniarczyk got a free kick in the 75th minute. Mariusz Kaider kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Pankracy Sakowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zula Trochowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Westbam's Pankracy Sakowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zula Trochowski in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Zbigniew Dobrzechowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SHADOW fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-3. 87 minutes into the match, Westbam's goal looked a bit too open when Zbigniew Dobrzechowski came free, but Pankracy Sakowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92ndth minute of the game Zula Trochowski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Westbam's Pankracy Sakowicz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 95th minute Bartosz Miecznikowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pankracy Sakowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pankracy Sakowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zula Trochowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pankracy Sakowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zula Trochowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SHADOW walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.