U21 World League

Arena Sandinense
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Sandinense ADF's Rodriguinho Dias started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Galaxy Team U18 getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Robert Przybyciel hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Cássio Maia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucjan Gierlach was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Damian Malewicki hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Tomasz Fujara's late challenge caught a Sandinense ADF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomasz Fujara helped the player get up and apologised. In the 12th minute Rodriguinho Dias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucjan Gierlach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sandinense ADF's Joel Penha was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lucjan Gierlach in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 15th minute, Kazimierz Lichucki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galaxy Team U18 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Malewicki in the 18th minute of play forced Sandinense ADF's goalkeeper Tony de Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romário Linares hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute, Fryderyk Wolicki made a precise shot to the right of Tony de Sena. Sandinense ADF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Jan Szostak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kazimierz Lichucki took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tony de Sena. Tony de Sena dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fryderyk Wolicki in the 34th minute of play forced Sandinense ADF's goalkeeper Tony de Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Sandinense ADF's goal looked a bit too open when Kazimierz Lichucki came free, but Tony de Sena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Sandinense ADF defense, Kazimierz Lichucki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tony de Sena. The Sandinense ADF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tony de Sena should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 51st match minute, Galaxy Team U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanislaw Ochabski to maneuver through the defense. Galaxy Team U18's Damian Malewicki was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 59th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Kazimierz Lichuckis short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Tony de Sena to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 64 minutes, Jacek Witek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galaxy Team U18 and the Sandinense ADF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 64 played minutes Galaxy Team U18 got a freekick which was hit by Jacek Witek. Cássio Maia hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. If Damian Malewicki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 73 minutes of play, Galaxy Team U18's Kazimierz Lichucki made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tony de Sena was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Rodriguinho Dias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sandinense ADF's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodriguinho Dias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucjan Gierlach breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Kazimierz Lichucki took a quick shot and it went in 1-7 without a chance for Tony de Sena to make any attempt to save it. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Fryderyk Wolicki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galaxy Team U18's supporters rose to their feet, but Fryderyk Wolicki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tony de Sena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 85th minute, Joel Penha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Régis de Alcântara's late challenge caught a Galaxy Team U18's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Régis de Alcântara helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Sandinense ADF's Régis de Alcântara got a free kick in the 91st minute. Sandinense ADF's Tony de Sena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Sandinense ADF from getting a goal against them.