World League

Vivant Arena
Spectators: 8442 (Terracing: 6333, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) Vivant's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Youri Van Der Talen in the 7th minute. Michael Krawczyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Larry Hallam in the 12th minute of the match. After 13 played minutes Goral Zywiec got a freekick which was hit by Gilbert Glogowski. Andrzej Puchlik scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of A.J. 关平, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Larry Hallam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Andrzej Puchlik took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised A.J. 关平. A.J. 关平 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrzej Puchlik in the 34th minute of play forced Vivant's goalkeeper A.J. 关平 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 34 minutes, Andrzej Puchlik managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Goral Zywiec's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrzej Puchlik was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vivant's A.J. 关平 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrzej Puchlik in the 38th minute of play. The supporters of Goral Zywiec booed when Vivant was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ştefan Iovan didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andrzej Puchlik in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg A.J. 关平 saved Vivant from getting behind. A sloppy throw-in by Alfred Ewertowski in the 43rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Vivant's Marin Lipets. Vivant's Marin Lipets quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alfred Ewertowski, made in the 44th minute of the game. Alfred Ewertowski made in the 47th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Vivant's Marin Lipets. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The crowd rose to their feet as Andrzej Puchlik kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving A.J. 关平. That made the score 0-3 in the 51 minute of play. In the 56th minute of the match Goral Zywiec got a corner. Vivant's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Szymon Jaszyna ran over to the corner to take the kick. Goral Zywiec's Szymon Jaszyna was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but A.J. 关平 in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Alfred Ewertowski made in the 58th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Vivant's Hilário Bento. Marin Lipets sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Larry Hallam in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Michael Krawczyk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Vivant's goalkeeper A.J. 关平, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 65th minute of the match Goral Zywiec got a corner. Vivant's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Szymon Jaszyna ran over to the corner to take the kick. Goral Zywiec's Tanek Nowacki was substituted for Bennvar Springer. Goral Zywiec's Gao Wei Fei was substituted for Andrzej Puchlik. Tobias Abechuco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but A.J. 关平 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Larry Hallam left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vivant fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Ştefan Iovan made in the 81st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Goral Zywiec's Izydor Plucinik. 82 minutes into the match, Gao Wei Fei dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of A.J. 关平, 1-5. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vivant's goalkeeper A.J. 关平, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 87th minute of the match Goral Zywiec got a corner. Vivant's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tobias Abechuco ran over to the corner to take the kick. 88 minutes into the match, Vivant's goal looked a bit too open when Szymon Jaszyna came free, but A.J. 关平 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Goral Zywiec's Michael Krawczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Larry Hallam in the 90th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Goral Zywiec walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.