U18 World League

PIEKŁO
Spectators: 8027 (Terracing: 6022, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stanislaw Pstrongowski started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Los once leones Ourense's goal looked a bit too open when Barnaba Lesiecki came free, but Lancelot Sauca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tobiasz Jaruzelski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Román Armada's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. After some careless play in the FC Wrocanka defense, Zaquiel Costa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tobiasz Jaruzelski. The FC Wrocanka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tobiasz Jaruzelski should have stopped the shot. After 20th play minutes Román Armada shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Tobiasz Jaruzelski and just under the crossbar into goal. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Román Armada put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Tobiasz Jaruzelski. Krzysztof Perkowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lancelot Sauca having to interfere. In the 39th match minute, Los once leones Ourense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Belmiro Alvarez to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barnaba Lesiecki in the 41st minute of play forced Los once leones Ourense's goalkeeper Lancelot Sauca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Alfonso Vives came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Los once leones Ourense 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 Alfonso Vives couldn't finish the play. When Stanislaw Pstrongowski came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the FC Wrocanka 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 Stanislaw Pstrongowski couldn't finish the play. After the first half Los once leones Ourense were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Belmiro Alvarez made a kick off. If Barnaba Lesiecki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Los once leones Ourense's zone, Barnaba Lesiecki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lancelot Sauca came out of the goal and Barnaba Lesiecki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 57th minute Stanislaw Pstrongowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lancelot Sauca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Román Armada hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, Los once leones Ourense's Belmiro Alvarez ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tobiasz Jaruzelski. Tobiasz Jaruzelski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. In the 66th minute Belmiro Alvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobiasz Jaruzelski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barnaba Lesiecki hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute, Uxio Millán 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. Román Armada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Tobiasz Jaruzelski made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Czeslaw Pisarczyk in the 77th minute of play forced Los once leones Ourense's goalkeeper Lancelot Sauca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 84 played minutes Los once leones Ourense got a freekick which was hit by Uxio Millán. After 89 played minutes Los once leones Ourense got a freekick which was hit by Belmiro Alvarez. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Uxio Millán during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC Wrocanka booed when Los once leones Ourense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uxio Millán didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lancelot Sauca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Czeslaw Pisarczyk in the 96th minute of the match. The Los once leones Ourense supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Los once leones Ourense would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.