World League

WeldingDirect Park
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jozef Lewandowski kicked off to start the match. Jozef Lewandowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Stefan Hoffman made a huge save. Dobromir Raszkiewicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd minute Patryk Tuliszewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Bonkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Garlic Eaters's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ryszard Bazan was slow to take the kick. During this time KS Chrobotki Reniferowe's players had a chance to rest. Garlic Eaters's Nikolay Bonkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dobromir Raszkiewicz in the 28th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jozef Lewandowski got free with Stefan Hoffman in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dobromir Raszkiewicz in the 31st minute of play forced Garlic Eaters's goalkeeper Nikolay Bonkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jozef Lewandowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Stefan Hoffman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Jozef Lewandowski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stefan Hoffman, 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Patryk Tuliszewski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Stefan Hoffman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jozef Lewandowski's shot from short distance in the 50th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jozef Lewandowski in the 50th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stefan Hoffman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jozef Lewandowski in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stefan Hoffman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Garlic Eaters made a substitution. Antony Best replaced Justin Collingwood. Garlic Eaters's Pavol Stano was substituted for Tommy Hanley. In the 64th minute, Dobromir Raszkiewicz fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Patryk Tuliszewski in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nikolay Bonkov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Noel Broom managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garlic Eaters's supporters rose to their feet, but Noel Broom was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stefan Hoffman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 69th minute, Jozef Lewandowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefan Hoffman was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. After 72 minutes of play, Garlic Eaters's Jozef Lewandowski made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stefan Hoffman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jozef Lewandowski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stefan Hoffman having to make a save. Stefan Hoffman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jozef Lewandowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikolay Bonkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dobromir Raszkiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Garlic Eaters fans cheered their team off the field, for while KS Chrobotki Reniferowe had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.