U18 World League

Winchester
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eugeniusz Lerych started the match with the kick off. Serafo Casuso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wiktor Gongolewicz in the 13th minute of the match. Czeslaw Luty took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guerau Mazule, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 15 played minutes FC LongeR got a freekick which was hit by Wiktor Gongolewicz. After a rather tough play, TiGrEs Fx's Guerau Mazule got a free kick in the 20th minute. Serafo Casuso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Izydor Bierfass, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC LongeR's Czeslaw Luty played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zenaido Canedo in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Florian Dziuma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Czeslaw Luty acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 33rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Inacio Pabon. 43 minutes into the game, Xanti Gabiña was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TiGrEs Fx's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC LongeR the free kick. In the 43rd match minute, TiGrEs Fx was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xanti Gabiña to maneuver through the defense. If Eugeniusz Lerych had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Guerau Mazule to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to FC LongeR getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Gilbert Czerniak hit a great ball. Czeslaw Luty took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guerau Mazule, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafo Casuso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugeniusz Lerych, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugeniusz Lerych in the 62nd minute of play forced TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Serafo Casuso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute Guerau Mazule shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Czeslaw Luty saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 66 minutes FC LongeR's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Inacio Pabon who took care of the corner kick. In the 71st minute, Guerau Mazule made a precise shot to the right of Czeslaw Luty. FC LongeR's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 77 played minutes TiGrEs Fx got a freekick which was hit by Pirro Collantes. Zenaido Canedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pirro Collantes's late challenge caught a FC LongeR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pirro Collantes helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of FC LongeR booed when TiGrEs Fx was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pirro Collantes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lukasz Przybyciel charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lukasz Przybyciel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of TiGrEs Fx booed when FC LongeR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lukasz Przybyciel didn't get a good kick on the ball. TiGrEs Fx were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC LongeR for a fine match.