World League

Walcownia Czechowice
Spectators: 9229 (Terracing: 6923, Seating: 2123, VIP seats: 183) In the 2nd minute Wang Hong Le shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ellis Schenck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Zlatan BK's goal looked a bit too open when Wang Hong Le came free, but Ellis Schenck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francesc Totti got free with Ellis Schenck in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 14thth minute of the game Ubaldo Padro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CZECHOWICE-DZIEDZICE's Zbigniew Brudzisz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16th minute, Paolo-César Maldini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Per Hägglund was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 16th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 19 minutes, Ellis Schenck successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Zbigniew Brudzisz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ubaldo Padro in the 21st minute of play. Zbigniew Brudzisz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Padro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francesc Totti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ellis Schenck having to interfere. In the 27thth minute of the game Ubaldo Padro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CZECHOWICE-DZIEDZICE's Zbigniew Brudzisz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The throw-in from Witold Bury in the 28th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Zlatan BK's Manfred Eklund. Francesc Totti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Ellis Schenck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ubaldo Padro in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zbigniew Brudzisz saved CZECHOWICE-DZIEDZICE from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Ubaldo Padro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zbigniew Brudzisz was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Ellis Schenck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean Dantas in the 39th minute. After a rather tough play, Zlatan BK's Cesare Maestri got a free kick in the 43rd minute. With a little luck, Zlatan BK's Ellis Schenck got control of the ball when Francesc Totti tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 48th match minute, Zlatan BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Halit Koralp to maneuver through the defense. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zlatan BK's goalkeeper Ellis Schenck, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half Zlatan BK were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Ellis Schenck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klement Kilar in the 56th minute of play. After some careless play in the Zlatan BK defense, Wang Hong Le kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ellis Schenck. The Zlatan BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ellis Schenck should have stopped the shot. Zlatan BK made a substitution. Karl-Oskar Kinnman replaced Mariusz Kloczko. Zlatan BK's Danell Mackiathan was substituted for Cesare Maestri. Zlatan BK's Marcus Skytt was substituted for Ubaldo Padro. 64 minutes into the match, Wang Hong Le notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Zlatan BK's Ellis Schenck. Ellis Schenck was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, CZECHOWICE-DZIEDZICE's Zbigniew Brudzisz got control of the ball when Marcus Skytt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zbigniew Brudzisz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Oskar Kinnman in the 70th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Danell Mackiathan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zbigniew Brudzisz was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Zlatan BK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Per Hägglund in the 73rd minute. Ellis Schenck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Literski, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Zbigniew Brudzisz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Danell Mackiathan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 82 minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, CZECHOWICE-DZIEDZICE's goalkeeper Zbigniew Brudzisz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danell Mackiathan. Zbigniew Brudzisz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danell Mackiathan, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Zbigniew Brudzisz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danell Mackiathan in the 91st minute. After 93 minutes of play, Zlatan BK's Karl-Oskar Kinnman made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zbigniew Brudzisz was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Zlatan BK defense, Ola Stachura kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ellis Schenck. The Zlatan BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ellis Schenck should have stopped the shot. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.