U18 World League

Junico
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gilbert Manduca kicked off to start the match. When Artur Zapolskiy, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 4 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Wayne Camenzuli was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 7 minutes into the match, Attard Gunners's goal looked a bit too open when Artur Zapolskiy came free, but Wayne Camenzuli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. JUNICO Ełk's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leonard Chodzinski in the 8th minute. A nice corner shot did that Leonard Chodzinski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Wayne Camenzuli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a little luck, Attard Gunners's Wayne Camenzuli got control of the ball when Artur Zapolskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Attard Gunners's Wayne Camenzuli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Attard Gunners from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Attard Gunners's Franco Curmi got a free kick in the 17th minute. Artur Zapolskiy who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 19thth minute tested the skills of Wayne Camenzuli when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Artur Zapolskiy got free in front of the goal in the 20th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Wayne Camenzuli was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Artur Zapolskiy in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wayne Camenzuli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artur Zapolskiy in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wayne Camenzuli saved Attard Gunners from getting behind. Wayne Camenzuli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miromir Praski in the 27th minute of the match. 34 minutes into the game, Andrew Scicluna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Attard Gunners's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave JUNICO Ełk the free kick. In the 34th match minute, Attard Gunners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrew Scicluna to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute Wieslaw Skrzypek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wayne Camenzuli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wayne Camenzuli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wieslaw Skrzypek in the 37th minute. After 39 minutes, Wieslaw Skrzypek made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Attard Gunners's Wayne Camenzuli tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Wayne Camenzuli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wieslaw Skrzypek's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

JUNICO Ełk's Mikolaj Domalik was substituted for Leon Galaska. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wieslaw Skrzypek to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wieslaw Skrzypek in the 53rd minute of play forced Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Wayne Camenzuli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st match minute, Attard Gunners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mike Grima to maneuver through the defense. Wieslaw Skrzypek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Wayne Camenzuli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute Leonard Chodzinski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wayne Camenzuli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute, Attard Gunners's Mike Grima seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mike Grima the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Attard Gunners protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mike Grima had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 74th minute, one of Attard Gunners:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Attard Gunners. The referee gave JUNICO Ełk a penalty, 76 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Wieslaw Skrzypek, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Attard Gunners's Wayne Camenzuli. 2-1. Mikolaj Domalik might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wayne Camenzuli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mikolaj Domalik ran back to his position shaking his head. Wayne Camenzuli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Domalik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee ended the match the JUNICO Ełk players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.