World League

Arena BEST FABIO
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mateo Palacio got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateo Palacio in the 4th minute of play forced BEST FABIO F.C.'s goalkeeper Olivier Dubs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the game, Czeslaw Pawlak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Olivier Dubs was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Olivier Dubs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateo Palacio in the 11th minute of the match. Manfred Hönisch hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jiang Liang Wei got free with Napoleon Jajko in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind BEST FABIO F.C.'s goalkeeper Olivier Dubs, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 15 minutes, Czeslaw Pawlak made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. BEST FABIO F.C.'s Olivier Dubs tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 20 minutes, Mateo Palacio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zjem Cię's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mateo Palacio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mateo Palacio in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olivier Dubs prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Zjem Cię fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when Zjem Cię's Mateo Palacio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 32 minutes into the match, Zjem Cię's Mateo Palacio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Olivier Dubs narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind BEST FABIO F.C.'s goalkeeper Olivier Dubs, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zjem Cię's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tolek Wojtyna in the 35th minute. Mateo Palacio was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Olivier Dubs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Czeslaw Pawlak, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Napoleon Jajko was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Jiang Liang Wei capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jiang Liang Wei really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Olivier Dubs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Czeslaw Pawlak in the 44th minute of the match. A collision led to BEST FABIO F.C. getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Rene Sergi hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Zjem Cię's Tolek Wojtyna tried to score from far away in the 46th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fritz Berghmans stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Napoleon Jajko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Garro in the 54th minute of the match. Olivier Dubs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateo Palacio, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 57thth minute of the game Mateo Palacio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BEST FABIO F.C.'s Olivier Dubs was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Olivier Dubs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Czeslaw Pawlak, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 63 minutes into the match, BEST FABIO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Palacio came free, but Olivier Dubs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateo Palacio in the 65th minute of play forced BEST FABIO F.C.'s goalkeeper Olivier Dubs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. BEST FABIO F.C.'s Toninho Cosme was substituted for Rodrigo Garro. Olivier Dubs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateo Palacio, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Olivier Dubs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Czeslaw Pawlak in the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateo Palacio in the 78th minute of play forced BEST FABIO F.C.'s goalkeeper Olivier Dubs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Czeslaw Pawlak's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 81stth minute, Olivier Dubs skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Olivier Dubs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateo Palacio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Mateo Palacio came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Zjem Cię 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 Mateo Palacio couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd match minute, BEST FABIO F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juninho de Sena to maneuver through the defense. After 95 minutes of play, BEST FABIO F.C.'s Toninho Cosme made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Napoleon Jajko was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Zjem Cię eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.