U18 World League

Manly Oval
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) Manly FC's Chuck Claringbold started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Zgierskie Zlewy booed when Manly FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edwardo Marsland didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gregory Pegrum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antoni Iwaszko in the 5th minute of the match. Chuck Claringbold who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 7thth minute tested the skills of Tadeusz Olejasz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 11 minutes into the match, Edwardo Marsland notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Zgierskie Zlewy's Tadeusz Olejasz. Tadeusz Olejasz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Chuck Claringbold took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tadeusz Olejasz. Tadeusz Olejasz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After some careless play in the Zgierskie Zlewy defense, Mac Allister kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tadeusz Olejasz. The Zgierskie Zlewy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tadeusz Olejasz should have stopped the shot. In the 24th minute, Manly FC's Chuck Claringbold dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Tadeusz Olejasz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Zgierskie Zlewy's Filip Birkenhagen got a free kick in the 28th minute. After some careless play in the Zgierskie Zlewy defense, Chuck Claringbold kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tadeusz Olejasz. The Zgierskie Zlewy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tadeusz Olejasz should have stopped the shot. Tadeusz Olejasz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Craig Johnston, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chuck Claringbold got free with Tadeusz Olejasz in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mac Allister kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 7-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jakub Gregorczyk to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Edwardo Marsland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeusz Olejasz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Mac Allister's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tadeusz Olejasz was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Tadeusz Olejasz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edwardo Marsland, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Wladyslaw Bulkiewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. After having played for 67 minutes, Chuck Claringbold managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manly FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chuck Claringbold was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 70th minute Chuck Claringbold shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeusz Olejasz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Mosley in the 76th minute of play forced Zgierskie Zlewy's goalkeeper Tadeusz Olejasz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8-0 became the score in the 78th minute when Chuck Claringbold elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Chuck Claringbold received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Tadeusz Olejasz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Waldemar Domaracki during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th minute, Waldemar Domaracki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute Mac Allister shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeusz Olejasz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Cod Mueller fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manly FC's protests and gave Cod Mueller a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Manly FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Cod Mueller hit a great ball. Tadeusz Olejasz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chuck Claringbold went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Manly FC had played much better football throughout.