U18 World League

Membux Arena
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) Igor Cabral started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Czeslaw Barycz fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ZKS Batalion Bielsko's protests and gave Czeslaw Barycz a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Lucca F.C booed when ZKS Batalion Bielsko was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Czeslaw Barycz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tadeusz Sliwinski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Lucca F.C's Igor Cabral got a free kick in the 9th minute. Tadeusz Sliwinski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariusz Pazura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Carlos Augusto Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mariusz Pazura charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mariusz Pazura the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ZKS Batalion Bielsko getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Mariusz Pazura hit a great ball. Iuri Hoffmann hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Tadeusz Sliwinski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Witomir Zalipski during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th minute, Witomir Zalipski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47thth minute of the game Igor Cabral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ZKS Batalion Bielsko's Tadeusz Sliwinski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariusz Pazura to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Mariusz Pazura cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Carlos Augusto Melo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 59th match minute, ZKS Batalion Bielsko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Witomir Zalipski to maneuver through the defense. ZKS Batalion Bielsko made a substitution. Milosz Dynda replaced Rafal Maziarz. Witomir Zalipski hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 71st match minute, Lucca F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ademir Valadares to maneuver through the defense. ZKS Batalion Bielsko's Leszek Rydzyk was substituted for Bartlomiej Dzerwucki. In the 73rd match minute, Lucca F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ademir Valadares to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Pawel Pilitowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. ZKS Batalion Bielsko's supporters rose to their feet, but Pawel Pilitowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Augusto Melo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Lucca F.C booed when ZKS Batalion Bielsko was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Czeslaw Barycz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Lucca F.C's Dário Zonta tried to score from far away in the 96th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. ZKS Batalion Bielsko's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.