World League

CASTROMIL FC Stadium
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Don Duarte started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerzy Niedbalski in the 4th minute of play forced CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalkeeper Duarte Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Radul Tishev got free with Lin Hong Song in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerzy Niedbalski in the 10th minute of play forced CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalkeeper Duarte Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13thth minute of the game Jerzy Niedbalski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Duarte Duarte was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Czermno's Leon Goretzka got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute Don Duarte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lin Hong Song saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Czermno's Lin Hong Song played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulisses Duarte in the 19th minute of play. With a little luck, FC Czermno's Lin Hong Song got control of the ball when Ulisses Duarte tried to sneak it across the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Filinto Ferro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lin Hong Song quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 22 played minutes FC Czermno got a freekick which was hit by Leon Goretzka. 24 minutes into the match, FC Czermno's Jerzy Niedbalski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Duarte Duarte narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Don Duarte's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Lin Hong Song skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Duarte Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerzy Niedbalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Jerzy Niedbalski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Duarte Duarte read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, Rei Duarte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Czermno the free kick. Lin Hong Song made an important save on a dangerous shot by Don Duarte in the 39th minute. A nice corner shot did that Loukas Karaliopoulos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Duarte Duarte quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 46th match minute, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filinto Ferro to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jerzy Niedbalski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Czermno's goalkeeper Lin Hong Song, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 54 minutes in the game Rei Duarte did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Amílcar Campos. In the 55th minute, Jerzy Niedbalski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Rei Duarte made in the 58th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Amílcar Campos however managed to control. In the 60th minute Jerzy Niedbalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Czermno were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Loukas Karaliopoulos took the corner. Bo-Erik Larsson kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. FC Czermno's Arkadiusz Karanowski was substituted for Zula Wicherek. In the 63rd minute, Bo-Erik Larsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 70 minutes into the game, Jerzy Niedbalski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Duarte Duarte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Jerzy Niedbalski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 82 minutes into the match, Jerzy Niedbalski notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Duarte Duarte. Duarte Duarte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land defense, Jerzy Niedbalski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Duarte Duarte. The CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Duarte Duarte should have stopped the shot. Golo Duarte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lin Hong Song having to interfere. FC Czermno played a much better game than CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land and deserved their victory. The CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.