U18 World League

Arena 1903
Spectators: 10923 (Terracing: 8228, Seating: 2523, VIP seats: 172) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ferenc Puskás got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinícius Ibrahimović in the 6th minute of play forced Pragmáticos 1903's goalkeeper Zé Carlos Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, club⚽ID⚽400547's Janusz Polkoski got control of the ball when Thierry Henry tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vinícius Ibrahimović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zé Carlos Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinícius Ibrahimović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute Ferenc Puskás shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Janusz Polkoski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, club⚽ID⚽400547's goalkeeper Janusz Polkoski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thierry Henry. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thierry Henry got free with Janusz Polkoski in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Thierry Henry kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Janusz Polkoski. That made the score 1-0 in the 16 minute of play. Maciej Ruzicki was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 20 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the game, Pragmáticos 1903's Ferenc Puskás nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Janusz Polkoski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Napoleon Opat kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. club⚽ID⚽400547's Janusz Polkoski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferenc Puskás in the 25th minute of play. Janusz Polkoski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thierry Henry in the 32nd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the game, Ryszard Zawacki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. club⚽ID⚽400547's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pragmáticos 1903 the free kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Borys Czeszejko during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Borys Czeszejko hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Janusz Polkoski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruud Gullit, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thierry Henry got free with Janusz Polkoski in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fede Valverde charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fede Valverde the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fede Valverde hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind club⚽ID⚽400547's goalkeeper Janusz Polkoski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thierry Henry received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Janusz Polkoski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. club⚽ID⚽400547's Krzysztof Kaczanek was substituted for Michal Gejda. club⚽ID⚽400547 made a substitution. Jakub Filipowski replaced Roman Wyrostek. After 81 played minutes club⚽ID⚽400547 got a freekick which was hit by Napoleon Opat. club⚽ID⚽400547's Szczepan Pionek was substituted for Ryszard Zawacki. In the 83rd match minute, club⚽ID⚽400547 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Napoleon Opat to maneuver through the defense. Tadeu do Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Janusz Polkoski having to interfere. Janusz Polkoski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Severo in the 91st minute of the match. There was no doubt that Pragmáticos 1903 were the better team. Pragmáticos 1903's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.