U18 World League

Estadio Don Amado
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leonardo Arias started the match with the kick off. Godfredo Laurin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Jan Pazura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonardo Arias did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Jan Pazura 16 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Leonardo Arias slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jan Pazura. That made the score 2-0 after 19 minutes of play. Carlos Regis was extremely unlucky when he, in the 22nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When Leonardo Arias came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA 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 Leonardo Arias couldn't finish the play. In the 37th minute, Pastor Costante reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jan Pazura. The goal made the score 5-0. If Armando Bidun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Maciej Harbaszewski made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goalkeeper Emiliano Eyague had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Norbert Borowski. Pastor Costante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 57 played minutes F.C. Sosnowiec got a freekick which was hit by Norbert Borowski. Pastor Costante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Pastor Costante came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA 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 Pastor Costante couldn't finish the play. Jan Pazura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Arias in the 63rd minute of play. Maciej Harbaszewski charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maciej Harbaszewski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to F.C. Sosnowiec getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Maciej Harbaszewski hit a great ball. Leonardo Arias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Toti Nevi got a free kick in the 74th minute. 78 minutes into the match, C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goal looked a bit too open when Maciej Harbaszewski came free, but Emiliano Eyague reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in F.C. Sosnowiec's zone, Armando Bidun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Pazura came out of the goal and Armando Bidun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Blicharz kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Jan Pazura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonardo Arias in the 83rd minute of the match. When Cleto Sein fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's protests and gave Cleto Sein a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Cleto Sein got a free kick in the 86th minute. With a little luck, C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Emiliano Eyague got control of the ball when Maciej Harbaszewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maksymilian Japola during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th match minute, F.C. Sosnowiec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maksymilian Japola to maneuver through the defense. When the referee ended the match the C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.