U18 World League

Estadio Pucarani
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Axel Maldini kicked off to start the match. Martino Larrazabal was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 3rd minute. LA 90 DE HUGO's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. A hard shot 3 in the game by Axel Maldini from a close distance when the talented Cyryl Wielowiejski managed to make a qualified save. Markowy Team's players were relieved. 7 minutes into the game, Markowy Team's Waclaw Imbor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Albin Cordoba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After 10 played minutes LA 90 DE HUGO got a freekick which was hit by Alarico Pavez. In the 11th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Hieronim Indyk hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. Albin Cordoba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyryl Trochowski in the 12th minute of play. Cyryl Wielowiejski made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Axel Maldini sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Maldini got free with Cyryl Wielowiejski in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Axel Maldini kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Jerzy Domala hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Markowy Team's Cyryl Wielowiejski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martino Larrazabal in the 33rd minute of play. Markowy Team's Cyryl Wielowiejski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Markowy Team from getting a goal against them. Albin Cordoba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maksymilian Fronczak in the 36th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Wlodzimierz Zielinski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Markowy Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Wlodzimierz Zielinski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albin Cordoba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 40 minutes into the match, Maksymilian Fronczak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Albin Cordoba. LA 90 DE HUGO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maksymilian Fronczak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After 46 played minutes Markowy Team got a freekick which was hit by Zbigniew Fiszer. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cyryl Trochowski made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Lucjan Cuber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albin Cordoba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cyryl Wielowiejski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martino Larrazabal, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute Axel Maldini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cyryl Wielowiejski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cyryl Wielowiejski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Matildo Bahamonde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Markowy Team getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Wlodzimierz Zielinski hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Martino Larrazabal managed to get in a good position for a shot. LA 90 DE HUGO's supporters rose to their feet, but Martino Larrazabal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cyryl Wielowiejski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 70th minute, Martino Larrazabal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute Martino Larrazabal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cyryl Wielowiejski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cyryl Wielowiejski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ubaldo Matildo Bahamonde, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Cyryl Wielowiejski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Axel Maldini went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Barnaba Smolarek hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. After 95 played minutes Markowy Team got a freekick which was hit by Barnaba Smolarek. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The LA 90 DE HUGO fans cheered their team off the field, for while Markowy Team had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.