U18 World League

Chorzowianka
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Philip Nevin took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, KS LEW Chorzów's Bogumil Nowak got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Ron Westerby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ron Westerby took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Borys Pieknik. Borys Pieknik dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Ron Westerby had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Borys Pieknik. KS LEW Chorzów's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ron Westerby was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Arrows Academy FC's Danny Oliver played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucjan Nowacki in the 18th minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, one of KS LEW Chorzów:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. KS LEW Chorzów:s Borys Pieknik showed great skill when he stopped George Broom:s penalty. In the 27th minute, Philip Nevin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arrows Academy FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The audience was convinced that Ron Westerby's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Borys Pieknik was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. 32 minutes into the game, George Broom threw the ball into play from the sideline. KS LEW Chorzów's Pankracy Dziechciowski quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 34th minute, Leszek Kendra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilbert Degutis during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, KS LEW Chorzów's Gilbert Degutis got a free kick in the 41st minute. When Lucjan Nowacki came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the KS LEW Chorzów 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 Lucjan Nowacki couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 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 Lucjan Nowacki made a kick off. KS LEW Chorzów's Pankracy Dziechciowski quite brazenly broke a throw-in by George Broom, made in the 53rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucjan Nowacki in the 55th minute of play forced Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Danny Oliver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Borys Pieknik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wes Bray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Borys Pieknik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ron Westerby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, KS LEW Chorzów's goalkeeper Borys Pieknik had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ron Westerby. Ron Westerby received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Borys Pieknik came out and tried to block the shot, but Ron Westerby slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 77th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Philip Nevin got free with Borys Pieknik in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Borys Pieknik was a little too slow when Ron Westerby got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 96th minute. The score was now 0-5. Arrows Academy FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.