U18 World League

Phantasy Arena
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) With a little luck, LegionArgentina's Ariel Ur got control of the ball when Iwan Marchefka tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 5th minute, Ryszard Bartoszek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ariel Ur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iwan Marchefka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the game, Robustiano Incendio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LegionArgentina's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Phantasy World the free kick. Ryszard Bartoszek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Ariel Ur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, LegionArgentina's Gervasio Heriberto seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gervasio Heriberto the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of LegionArgentina protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gervasio Heriberto had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 14th match minute, LegionArgentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gervasio Heriberto to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Hector Chan managed to get in a good position for a shot. LegionArgentina's supporters rose to their feet, but Hector Chan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Konrad Banan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ariel Ur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryszard Bartoszek in the 19th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iwan Marchefka got free with Ariel Ur in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Phantasy World's Ariel Ur threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ryszard Bartoszek, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Urbano Eguntsenti kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Leszek Zawacki took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ariel Ur. Ariel Ur dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Iwan Marchefka could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Ariel Ur made a huge save. When Eugenio Cordearo came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the LegionArgentina 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 Eugenio Cordearo couldn't finish the play. In the 46th match minute, Phantasy World was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerzy Dobrowski to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iwan Marchefka to make the kick off. Eugenio Cordearo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwan Marchefka in the 59th minute of play forced LegionArgentina's goalkeeper Ariel Ur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ariel Ur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryszard Bartoszek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 77 played minutes LegionArgentina got a freekick which was hit by Urbano Eguntsenti. 78 minutes into the match, LegionArgentina's goal looked a bit too open when Iwan Marchefka came free, but Ariel Ur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ryszard Bartoszek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 85 played minutes Phantasy World got a freekick which was hit by Borys Petka. Przemyslaw Majewski hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Jak Kaa charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jak Kaa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Phantasy World's Jak Kaa got a free kick in the 96th minute. Phantasy World walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.