U18 World League

Niebiańskie Bernabeu
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) After 6 minutes of play, Niebiański&Team's Iwan Czysta made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shane Steadman was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Iwan Czysta got free with Shane Steadman in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 16 minutes, Tod Jones managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Garlic Eaters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tod Jones was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Shane Steadman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wojciech Ochylski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 21 played minutes Garlic Eaters got a freekick which was hit by Rachid Baba Ali í Lon Jacobsen. In the 25th minute, Niebiański&Team's Tadeusz Bielejewski seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tadeusz Bielejewski the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Niebiański&Team protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tadeusz Bielejewski had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 25 played minutes Niebiański&Team got a freekick which was hit by Tadeusz Bielejewski. Louie Barfield recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kacper Czajkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bill Britton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Louie Barfield's late challenge caught a Niebiański&Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Louie Barfield helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Garlic Eaters getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Louie Barfield hit a great ball. Shane Steadman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marian Topolski went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Garlic Eaters's Shane Steadman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Garlic Eaters from getting a goal against them. Adam Okraszewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Shane Steadman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Marian Topolski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Iwan Czysta was the one to do the kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in Niebiański&Team fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 52nd minute. Penalty! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iwan Czysta in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shane Steadman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Louie Barfield was shown his second yellow card after 67 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 67th match minute, Garlic Eaters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Louie Barfield to maneuver through the defense. Garlic Eaters's Shane Steadman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iwan Czysta in the 75th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Iwan Czysta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shane Steadman. Garlic Eaters's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iwan Czysta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. If Adam Okraszewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwan Czysta in the 84th minute of play forced Garlic Eaters's goalkeeper Shane Steadman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shane Steadman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iwan Czysta, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute.