U18 World League

Torcida Arena
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Konrad Siekierski kicked off to start the match. Alex Limitone fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucjan Czerwinski having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aldo Del Grosso during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Bar Marconi United getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Aldo Del Grosso hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the match, Piast Leszczyny's Gwidon Gejda broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 12 minutes of play, Piast Leszczyny's Konrad Siekierski made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alex Marzo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alex Marzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konrad Siekierski in the 15th minute of the match. Alex Marzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konrad Siekierski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute Emiliano Grandis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucjan Czerwinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Piast Leszczyny's Konrad Siekierski in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bar Marconi United's goalie prevented a goal. In the 23rd minute, Igor Cichowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. During the 29th minute of the match Aldo Del Grosso completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Aldo Del Grosso a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Bar Marconi United's Aldo Del Grosso got a free kick in the 29th minute. 33 minutes into the game, Bar Marconi United's Emiliano Grandis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucjan Czerwinski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After 36 minutes, Konrad Siekierski made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Bar Marconi United's Alex Marzo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Emiliano Grandis's late challenge caught a Piast Leszczyny's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emiliano Grandis helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Bar Marconi United's Emiliano Grandis got a free kick in the 38th minute. Alex Marzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konrad Siekierski, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Remigiusz Dyczkowski hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute of the match Arrigo Latini shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lucjan Czerwinski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Konrad Siekierski in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alex Marzo saved Bar Marconi United from getting behind. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alex Limitone made a kick off. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Konrad Siekierski sped through Bar Marconi United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alex Marzo. Alex Marzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konrad Siekierski in the 59th minute of play. After 62 minutes, Konrad Siekierski made it 4-2 with a short kick to the right side. Bar Marconi United's Alex Marzo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Bar Marconi United's zone, Konrad Siekierski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Marzo came out of the goal and Konrad Siekierski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Piast Leszczyny's Eugeniusz Glogowski was substituted for Dawid Solibieda. Czeslaw Wolniewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Alex Marzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konrad Siekierski, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute, Konrad Siekierski 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. When Piast Leszczyny's Konrad Siekierski in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bar Marconi United's goalie prevented a goal. Eugeniusz Glogowski kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Igor Cichowski hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Alex Marzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konrad Siekierski, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Piast Leszczyny had played much better football throughout.