U18 World League

Melbourne Arena
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Boruc Harbaszewski started the match with the kick off. Bartosz Pincoski made in the 3rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Wincenty Orszak however managed to control. Jack Phillips took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boruc Harbaszewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jack Phillips showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boruc Harbaszewski in the 6th minute of the match. A collision led to Boroondara Milan getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Alvin Beaverley hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Boroondara Milan's Kenneth Maciver got a free kick in the 12th minute. After a rather tough play, Boroondara Milan's Bud Ludwick got a free kick in the 16th minute. Boruc Harbaszewski scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jack Phillips, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 20th minute, Kenneth Maciver hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jack Phillips showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Wojtkiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Jack Phillips showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Wojtkiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute Bartlomiej Sroka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jack Phillips saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Boroondara Milan getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Bud Ludwick hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Boroondara Milan defense, Barnaba Pruss kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jack Phillips. The Boroondara Milan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jack Phillips should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartlomiej Sroka in the 39th minute of play forced Boroondara Milan's goalkeeper Jack Phillips to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jack Phillips showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Wojtkiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 47 minutes into the game, Boruc Harbaszewski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Autolycus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Boroondara Milan the free kick. In the 47th minute, Boruc Harbaszewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 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 Brooker Cowdell made a kick off. Bud Ludwick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Zula Chlapowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 55th minute of the match, Wincenty Orszak got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jack Phillips was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Boroondara Milan's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Bartlomiej Sroka scored to the left of an out of position Jack Phillips, making the score, 0-3. In the 62nd minute Adam Wojtkiewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jack Phillips saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Boruc Harbaszewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Jack Phillips made a huge save. Bud Ludwick's late challenge caught a FC Autolycus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bud Ludwick helped the player get up and apologised. Bud Ludwick hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Boroondara Milan's Jack Phillips got control of the ball when Boruc Harbaszewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zula Chlapowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brooker Cowdell in the 74th minute of play. Jack Phillips made an important save on a dangerous shot by Boruc Harbaszewski in the 80th minute. Adam Wojtkiewicz was extremely unlucky when he, in the 82nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Jack Phillips was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Boruc Harbaszewski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 82 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Boroondara Milan's Kenneth Maciver got a free kick in the 89th minute. The supporters of Boroondara Milan booed when FC Autolycus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slawomir Wojtyna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bud Ludwick hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Boruc Harbaszewski kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. FC Autolycus'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.