U18 World League

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Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jan Kicia kicked off to start the match. Ronaldo Seco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wincenty Popowicz having to make a save. Washington Dionísio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Wincenty Popowicz made a huge save. A collision led to FA Sandtown getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Dominik Budzyn hit a great ball. When FA Sandtown's Jan Kicia in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FRIENDS CITY's goalie prevented a goal. In the 14th minute, Régis Diniz fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Wincenty Popowicz, passed just outside the right post. With an all-out effort, FRIENDS CITY's Wincenty Popowicz threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Falcão Mangueira, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. FA Sandtown's Jan Kicia got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jan Kicia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mané Aguiar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Mané Aguiar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jan Kicia's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. A collision led to FRIENDS CITY getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Guilherme Ortiz hit a great ball. Mané Aguiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wawrzyniec Limanowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32ndth minute of the game Wawrzyniec Limanowski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FRIENDS CITY's Mané Aguiar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 34thth minute of the game Jan Kicia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FRIENDS CITY's Mané Aguiar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Jan Kicia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mané Aguiar was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 44th minute of the match Franciszek Bobrowski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mané Aguiar skillfully saved the ball. After 46 minutes of play, FA Sandtown's Wawrzyniec Limanowski made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mané Aguiar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 51st minute, Jan Kicia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Washington Dionísio managed to get in a good position for a shot. FRIENDS CITY's supporters rose to their feet, but Washington Dionísio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wincenty Popowicz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, FRIENDS CITY's Mané Aguiar got control of the ball when Jan Kicia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wawrzyniec Limanowski struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Mané Aguiar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FA Sandtown. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Jan Kicia managed to get in a good position for a shot. FA Sandtown's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan Kicia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mané Aguiar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wincenty Popowicz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Falcão Mangueira's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. 68 minutes into the game, one of FRIENDS CITY:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The audience was convinced that Jan Kicia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mané Aguiar was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. When Jan Kicia came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the FA Sandtown 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 Jan Kicia couldn't finish the play. 87 minutes into the match, Jan Kicia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mané Aguiar. FRIENDS CITY's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan Kicia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. If Falcão Mangueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Falcão Mangueira took the ball and in the 98 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wincenty Popowicz. Wincenty Popowicz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. When the final whistle went the supporters of FA Sandtown were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant FRIENDS CITY side.