U18 World League

Hexagon
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Niceto Franco made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Kekambas FC's Luciano Abreu got a free kick in the 2nd minute. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Niceto Franco sped through Pogromcy Flaków's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pawel Gierlach. Patryk Bubczyk lost his temper 9 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Pogromcy Flaków:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kekambas FC:s goal. Esteve Iratxo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrzej Duda in the 16th minute of play. Pawel Gierlach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niceto Franco in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Samuel Paio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kekambas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pogromcy Flaków the free kick. Esteve Iratxo was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Andrzej Duda capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Andrzej Duda really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Pawel Gierlach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Franco, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Niceto Franco in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pawel Gierlach saved Pogromcy Flaków from getting behind. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pogromcy Flaków's goalkeeper Pawel Gierlach, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 35 minutes into the game, Andrzej Duda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pogromcy Flaków's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kekambas FC the free kick. In the 35th minute, Andrzej Duda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernando Bertol kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Andrzej Duda kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Niceto Franco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pawel Gierlach having to interfere. Wit Krzynowek's late challenge caught a Kekambas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wit Krzynowek helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Pogromcy Flaków getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Wit Krzynowek hit a great ball. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andrzej Duda made a kick off. A hard shot 51 in the game by Niceto Franco from a close distance when the talented Pawel Gierlach managed to make a qualified save. Pogromcy Flaków's players were relieved. If Niceto Franco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute, Niceto Franco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kekambas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. Victorino Ordono hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 68th match minute, Pogromcy Flaków was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wit Krzynowek to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Niceto Franco in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pawel Gierlach saved Pogromcy Flaków from getting behind. In the last second Pawel Gierlach throw himself and got hold of the ball when Victorino Ordono in the 73rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Zachary Byczewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Esteve Iratxo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute Victorino Ordono shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pawel Gierlach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Kekambas FC booed when Pogromcy Flaków was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zbigniew Ziobro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kekambas FC's Justino Mino couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Pogromcy Flaków. Esteve Iratxo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrzej Duda in the 84th minute of the match. Andrzej Duda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Esteve Iratxo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Kekambas FC's zone, Wit Krzynowek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esteve Iratxo came out of the goal and Wit Krzynowek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victorino Ordono got free with Pawel Gierlach in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Pogromcy Flaków getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Wit Krzynowek hit a great ball. Pawel Gierlach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorino Ordono, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Kekambas FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Kekambas FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.