U18 World League

Saronida Stadium
Spectators: 8006 (Terracing: 6006, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Charis Kastanakos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Krzysztof Biskupiak hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute Waldemar Puszynski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simos Zacharenios saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Waldemar Puszynski hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Charis Kastanakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jedrzej Grucza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sakis Tzorvas in the 29th minute of play. Simos Zacharenios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wladyslaw Korytkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sakis Tzorvas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Saronida FC's Jedrzej Grucza threw himself towards the right post 42 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Charis Kastanakos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Olaf Soroka hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Marian Pawlak kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Skay Škarpa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Krzysztof Biskupiak kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After 56 played minutes, Saronida FC's Dimitris Koubouris shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jedrzej Grucza came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Saronida FC reached it. After 60 minutes, Skay Škarpa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Skarpa Ełk and the Saronida FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Skay Škarpa kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charis Kastanakos in the 63rd minute of play forced Skarpa Ełk's goalkeeper Jedrzej Grucza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saronida FC's Kyriakos Stratakos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jedrzej Grucza in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Simos Zacharenios made an important save on a dangerous shot by Waldemar Puszynski in the 77th minute. In the 81st minute of the match, Waldemar Puszynski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Simos Zacharenios saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Saronida FC's Dimitris Koubouris got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After 88 minutes of play, Saronida FC's Charis Kastanakos made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jedrzej Grucza was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vlassis Tavoularis hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Barnaba Weyna from long distance, 93 minutes into the match, got Simos Zacharenios's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side.