World League

Zhelezna
Spectators: 8014 (Terracing: 6012, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gilberto Garaile took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute Norbert Major shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Borubar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastião Xoxe made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Gilberto Garaile sent off a good shot on target. Pavel Pranchev made in the 18th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Neville Staples. Norbert Major recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 23rdth minute of the game Norbert Major who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Zhelezna's Artur Borubar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Norbert Major sped through FC Zhelezna's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Artur Borubar. 26 minutes into the match, FC Zhelezna's goal looked a bit too open when Norbert Major came free, but Artur Borubar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, Niko Kranjčar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Zhelezna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pogoń Szczecin the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC Zhelezna's Niko Kranjčar got a free kick in the 29th minute. Gilberto Garaile sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Zhelezna's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Conrado Donzel was slow to take the kick. During this time Pogoń Szczecin's players had a chance to rest. Darko Pančev was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. When Pogoń Szczecin's Norbert Major in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Zhelezna's goalie prevented a goal. After taking down the ball on Pogoń Szczecin's corner Conrado Donzel fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Artur Borubar quite easily take care of the ball. Gilberto Garaile could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Sebastião Xoxe made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Norbert Major to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, FC Zhelezna's goal looked a bit too open when Norbert Major came free, but Artur Borubar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 52 played minutes Pogoń Szczecin got a freekick which was hit by Jurand Debowski. Sebastião Xoxe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Garaile in the 53rd minute of the match. Artur Borubar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norbert Major in the 55th minute of the match. In the 60thth minute of the game Norbert Major who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Zhelezna's Artur Borubar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 74th minute Norbert Major shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Borubar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Norbert Major came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Pogoń Szczecin fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Norbert Major couldn't finish the play. Artur Borubar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norbert Major in the 83rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Pogoń Szczecin defense, Gilberto Garaile kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sebastião Xoxe. The Pogoń Szczecin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sebastião Xoxe should have stopped the shot. 91 minutes into the game, Milan Kalendzhiev threw the ball into play from the sideline. Pogoń Szczecin's Cezary Jarocewicz quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 92 played minutes Pogoń Szczecin got a freekick which was hit by Cezary Jarocewicz.