World League

Stoczek Arena
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marek Roosipuu made the kick off which started today's match. If Sylwester Zima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 8 minutes into the game, Sergiy Ramos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GIOVANNI DZIADZIA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Concordia Knurów the free kick. A collision led to GIOVANNI DZIADZIA getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Sergiy Ramos hit a great ball. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Concordia Knurów's goalkeeper Lucjan Bielejewski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Concordia Knurów's zone, Sylwester Zima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucjan Bielejewski came out of the goal and Sylwester Zima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Škarpa in the 17th minute of play forced GIOVANNI DZIADZIA's goalkeeper Maciej Okraszewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Concordia Knurów's Leonardo Trancoso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maciej Okraszewski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. A collision led to GIOVANNI DZIADZIA getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Jairo Rosario hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sylwester Zima in the 24th minute of play forced Concordia Knurów's goalkeeper Lucjan Bielejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marek Roosipuu scored 0-2 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maciej Okraszewski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Maciej Okraszewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marek Roosipuu in the 40th minute of play. Sylwester Zima might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucjan Bielejewski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sylwester Zima ran back to his position shaking his head. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sylwester Zima was the one to do the kick off. Tunç Belge hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Concordia Knurów's Marek Roosipuu got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sylwester Zima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Lucjan Bielejewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. GIOVANNI DZIADZIA's Maciej Okraszewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marek Roosipuu in the 64th minute of play. Maciej Okraszewski came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Concordia Knurów's Igor Škarpa. But to his dismay, Igor Škarpa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Igor Škarpa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Concordia Knurów's Lucjan Bielejewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sylwester Zima in the 81st minute of play. In the 85th minute, Sylwester Zima ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucjan Bielejewski was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. After a defensive mix-up in Concordia Knurów's zone, Sylwester Zima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucjan Bielejewski came out of the goal and Sylwester Zima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Jairo Rosario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.