Stadion w Elblągu
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vicente Nevada started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the LEBEG Team defense, Vicente Nevada kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thiago Leiva. The LEBEG Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thiago Leiva should have stopped the shot. LEBEG Team's Thiago Leiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Nevada in the 10th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bitcoin Elbląg's Remigiusz Klimkiewicz got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 14th minute Arturo Zapolski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jurek Dudek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 15 played minutes, Bitcoin Elbląg's Sylwester Nowacki shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Thiago Leiva came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bitcoin Elbląg reached it. When Bitcoin Elbląg's Jaroslaw Birkenhagen in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LEBEG Team's goalie prevented a goal. Vicente Nevada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Thiago Leiva made a huge save. With a little luck, LEBEG Team's Thiago Leiva got control of the ball when Prudencio Laurgain tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thiago Leiva made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Jean-Philippe Messe sent off a good shot on target. In the 31stth minute of the game Arturo Zapolski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bitcoin Elbląg's Jurek Dudek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vicente Nevada's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Thiago Leiva skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With an all-out effort, Bitcoin Elbląg's Thiago Leiva threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jaroslaw Birkenhagen, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thiago Leiva made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Vicente Nevada sent off a good shot on target. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by LEBEG Team's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sylwester Nowacki was slow to take the kick. During this time Bitcoin Elbląg's players had a chance to rest. 39 minutes into the match, Bitcoin Elbląg's goal looked a bit too open when Yaman Çağman came free, but Jurek Dudek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jurek Dudek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Zapolski in the 45th minute of the match. In the 46th minute Vicente Nevada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thiago Leiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arturo Zapolski made a kick off. In the 51st play minute Arturo Zapolski came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Jurek Dudek. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente Nevada in the 54th minute of play forced LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Thiago Leiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the game, Bitcoin Elbląg's Jaroslaw Birkenhagen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thiago Leiva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in LEBEG Team's zone, Vicente Nevada stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Leiva came out of the goal and Vicente Nevada tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arturo Zapolski in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jurek Dudek saved Bitcoin Elbląg from getting behind. Thiago Leiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Nevada, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Thiago Leiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaroslaw Birkenhagen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arturo Zapolski took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jurek Dudek. Jurek Dudek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Bitcoin Elbląg's Alex Martinez was substituted for Jaroslaw Birkenhagen. LEBEG Team's Bernardo Benarrivo was substituted for Yaman Çağman. Jurek Dudek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bolli Boll in the 93rd minute.
The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bitcoin Elbląg fans cheered their team off the field, for while LEBEG Team had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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