U18 World League

BESTIA
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Esteve Velasco started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, BESTIA GDAŃSK's Patryk Merski got a free kick in the 11th minute. Arturo Frances's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alfred Sowa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Alfred Sowa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteve Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfred Sowa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. When Szczepan Pionek fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BESTIA GDAŃSK's protests and gave Szczepan Pionek a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th minute, Szczepan Pionek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esteve Velasco hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Alfred Sowa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteve Velasco in the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Esteve Velasco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfred Sowa. BESTIA GDAŃSK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Esteve Velasco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 40th minute, Arturo Frances ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfred Sowa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Cezary Domalik made the kick off in the second half. Alfred Sowa made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Esteve Velasco sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arturo Frances during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. BESTIA GDAŃSK's Alfred Sowa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save BESTIA GDAŃSK from getting a goal against them. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by BESTIA GDAŃSK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Virgilio Quentin was slow to take the kick. During this time E➣ PINCHARRATA's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of BESTIA GDAŃSK's goalie and right to Arturo Frances. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. BESTIA GDAŃSK's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 80 minutes into the game, Eloy Bela was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. E➣ PINCHARRATA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BESTIA GDAŃSK the free kick. Eloy Bela hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Damian Garaile took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cezary Domalik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. BESTIA GDAŃSK's Konrad Literski suffered a sore knee after 83 minutes and couldn't finish the game. In the 85th match minute, E➣ PINCHARRATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by German Leobardo to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the E➣ PINCHARRATA defense, Patryk Merski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damian Garaile. The E➣ PINCHARRATA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damian Garaile should have stopped the shot. The BESTIA GDAŃSK support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.