World League

Hippo Pool
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) In the 3rd minute of the match, Edwin Grabert got a very nice opportunity to score, but Damian Miecznikowski was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Damian Miecznikowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edwin Grabert in the 6th minute. With a little luck, AC Raczyny's Damian Miecznikowski got control of the ball when Edwin Grabert tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaw Kaznocha in the 10th minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th match minute, AC Raczyny was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Przemyslaw Kowalski to maneuver through the defense. Boguslaw Niedziela hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 19 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaw Kaznocha came free, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute Radomil Gdaniec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute, Edwin Grabert 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. With an all-out effort, Savage Hippo's Damian Miecznikowski threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Edwin Grabert, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Savage Hippo were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after AC Raczyny's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Martynas Jaras took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Martynas Jaras got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Damian Miecznikowski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Damian Miecznikowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edwin Grabert in the 35th minute of the match. Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaw Kaznocha in the 39th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Orestas Mineikis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edwin Grabert could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Damian Miecznikowski made a huge save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gustaw Kaznocha to make the kick off. Edwin Grabert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Miecznikowski having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Edwin Grabert 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. In the 65th minute, Radomil Gdaniec left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Raczyny fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 68 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Aureliusz Kissel came free, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boguslaw Niedziela charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Boguslaw Niedziela the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rd minute, Boguslaw Niedziela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaw Kaznocha in the 76th minute. The Savage Hippo supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching AC Raczyny's performance. The match ended with a win for AC Raczyny.