U18 World League

Santo Domingo
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) Ziemowit Logewnik started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A.D. Alcorcón's Saturnino Ladra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmund Przybyciel in the 4th minute of play. Marian Wierzbicki was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Roi Calatayud showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 20 minute of play. In the 25th minute Roi Calatayud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Wierzbicki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 26 minutes on the clock, Korneliusz Kolba commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 27th minute, Korneliusz Kolba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edelmiro Soto got free with Marian Wierzbicki in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edmund Przybyciel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Saturnino Ladra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of A.D. Alcorcón booed when Thunderstorm Riders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Konieczny didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bogumil Trzaskoma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saturnino Ladra having to interfere. Jedrzej Gdaniec hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. A collision led to Thunderstorm Riders getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Bogumil Trzaskoma hit a great ball. After 46 minutes, Alejandro Bermudez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.D. Alcorcón and the Thunderstorm Riders players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, A.D. Alcorcón's Alejandro Bermudez got a free kick in the 46th minute. If Bogumil Trzaskoma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Roi Calatayud made a kick off. Radomil Pysz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 55th minute, Bogumil Trzaskoma got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Leopoldo Bermudez hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Mikolaj Malewicz struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Saturnino Ladra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Thunderstorm Riders. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Edmund Przybyciel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Thunderstorm Riders's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmund Przybyciel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saturnino Ladra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in A.D. Alcorcón's zone, Radomil Pysz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saturnino Ladra came out of the goal and Radomil Pysz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the last second Saturnino Ladra throw himself and got hold of the ball when Bogumil Trzaskoma in the 67thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 69 minutes into the match, A.D. Alcorcón's goalkeeper Saturnino Ladra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edmund Przybyciel. Saturnino Ladra made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Mikolaj Zbydniowski sent off a good shot on target. When Alanzo Torrente fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.D. Alcorcón's protests and gave Alanzo Torrente a yellow card for diving instead. Alanzo Torrente kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Mikolaj Zbydniowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Saturnino Ladra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jedrzej Gdaniec sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 80th minute, Alejandro Bermudez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Mikolaj Zbydniowski came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Thunderstorm Riders fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mikolaj Zbydniowski couldn't finish the play. In the 89th minute, Abel Sobrado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A.D. Alcorcón fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Edmund Przybyciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saturnino Ladra having to interfere. The A.D. Alcorcón support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.