U18 World League

HARAKIRI
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Eugeniusz Rakowski charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eugeniusz Rakowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Zgierskie Zlewy's Eugeniusz Rakowski got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Tadeusz Olejasz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorato Sarracino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ruben Cordarin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jakub Gregorczyk went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakub Gregorczyk in the 18th minute of play forced los nadies's goalkeeper Ruben Cordarin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tadeusz Olejasz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ignacio Sabin's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. After a rather tough play, Zgierskie Zlewy's Dominik Chlapowski got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 31st minute, Iwan Pusiak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zgierskie Zlewy's Tadeusz Olejasz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorato Sarracino in the 36th minute of play. Tadeusz Olejasz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Lesardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 38 minutes, Waldemar Domaracki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zgierskie Zlewy and the los nadies players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Zgierskie Zlewy's zone, Timoteo Clementi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tadeusz Olejasz came out of the goal and Timoteo Clementi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 40 played minutes Zgierskie Zlewy got a freekick which was hit by Konstanty Puch. Cezary Puchlik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Ruben Cordarin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jakub Gregorczyk was the one to do the kick off. When Jakub Gregorczyk came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Zgierskie Zlewy 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 Jakub Gregorczyk couldn't finish the play. After 65 played minutes los nadies got a freekick which was hit by Delmiro Berasko. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Wladyslaw Bulkiewicz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zgierskie Zlewy's supporters rose to their feet, but Wladyslaw Bulkiewicz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ruben Cordarin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 71st match minute, Zgierskie Zlewy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominik Chlapowski to maneuver through the defense. Armando Lesardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Tadeusz Olejasz made a huge save. 82 minutes into the match, Zgierskie Zlewy's goal looked a bit too open when Amadeo Felo came free, but Tadeusz Olejasz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jakub Gregorczyk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tadeusz Olejasz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Sabin, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ignacio Sabin during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cezary Puchlik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Ruben Cordarin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Delmiro Berasko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Zgierskie Zlewy fully deserved thier win.