World League

Arena Blumenau
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Danil Shashkov kicked off to start the match. Narciso Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogdan Poreda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enrico Orsi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Lech Latkiewicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Narciso Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cezary Kucharski, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cezary Kucharski in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Narciso Macedo saved Blumenau Esporte Clube from getting behind. In the 17th minute Danil Shashkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lech Latkiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in Régis Souto heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 21 minutes into the match, Danil Shashkov notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Legia Warszawa 【L】's Lech Latkiewicz. Lech Latkiewicz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 24th minute Bogdan Poreda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danil Shashkov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lech Latkiewicz having to make a save. In the 32nd minute Marek Sagan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The attack was good, but when Danil Shashkov in the 40th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After a rather tough play, Blumenau Esporte Clube's İlkan Lefter got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute Jacek Kazimierz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cezary Kucharski to make the kick off. Lech Latkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danil Shashkov in the 53rd minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Danil Shashkov notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Legia Warszawa 【L】's Lech Latkiewicz. Lech Latkiewicz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cezary Kucharski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Macedo having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Bin Shevchenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lech Latkiewicz was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. In the 75th minute Blumenau Esporte Clube were awarded a corner. Régis Souto went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of Legia Warszawa 【L】 booed when Blumenau Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nildo Dantas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Blumenau Esporte Clube made a substitution. Luís Fernando Rossi replaced Lucas-Ignacio Lugano. After a rather tough play, Blumenau Esporte Clube's Nildo Dantas got a free kick in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bin Shevchenko in the 82nd minute of play forced Legia Warszawa 【L】's goalkeeper Lech Latkiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Legia Warszawa 【L】's goal looked a bit too open when Bin Shevchenko came free, but Lech Latkiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Régis Souto made a great header on Blumenau Esporte Clube's corner, it was just that Legia Warszawa 【L】's Lech Latkiewicz managed to reach the ball for a save. If Bin Shevchenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lech Latkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bin Shevchenko in the 93rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Blumenau Esporte Clube's Narciso Macedo got control of the ball when Cezary Kucharski tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Blumenau Esporte Clube had won after a very even match.