World League

Jurand Cichewski
Spectators: 8568 (Terracing: 6427, Seating: 1970, VIP seats: 171) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Michal Stehno started the match with the kick off. KS Olimpia Warszawa's Gigel Botescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save KS Olimpia Warszawa from getting a goal against them. In the 11th minute Máximo Kirchner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigel Botescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Waldemar Okopny during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Waldemar Okopny kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. KS Olimpia Warszawa's Gigel Botescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Máximo Kirchner in the 24th minute of play. After 26 minutes KS Olimpia Warszawa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Martin Grøtterud who took care of the corner kick. After 27 played minutes Unidad de Matanza got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Quintyn. In the 32nd minute Michal Stehno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigel Botescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Zhu Cheng Guo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Unidad de Matanza's Jonatan Eguzki didn't even have to move. After 37 minutes of play, KS Olimpia Warszawa's Damazy Joks made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonatan Eguzki was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 42nd match minute, Unidad de Matanza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josef Krumbacher to maneuver through the defense. Gigel Botescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michal Stehno, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 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 Damazy Joks to strike the kick off in the second half. KS Olimpia Warszawa's Walery Glapiak quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Clodoveo Orlin, made in the 53rd minute of the game. Damazy Joks might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonatan Eguzki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damazy Joks ran back to his position shaking his head. 53 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goal looked a bit too open when Damazy Joks came free, but Jonatan Eguzki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonatan Eguzki was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Damazy Joks capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Damazy Joks really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. 60 minutes in the game Clodoveo Orlin did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Máximo Kirchner. In the 62nd minute, Máximo Kirchner made a precise shot to the right of Gigel Botescu. KS Olimpia Warszawa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Lotfi Ziadi replaced Michal Stehno. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Yannick Bartz replaced Máximo Kirchner. Jonatan Eguzki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damazy Joks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the game, Unidad de Matanza's Nestor Bâru nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gigel Botescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Jonatan Eguzki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damazy Joks in the 82nd minute of the match. Gigel Botescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lotfi Ziadi, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Jonatan Eguzki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Piotr Kawa in the 87th minute of play. KS Olimpia Warszawa's Lachezar Tetevenski was substituted for Hektor Fitrakis. KS Olimpia Warszawa made a substitution. Sharma Sharma replaced Damazy Joks. KS Olimpia Warszawa's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zhu Cheng Guo in the 90th minute. 94 minutes into the game, Nestor Bâru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Gigel Botescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There was no doubt that Unidad de Matanza were the better team. Unidad de Matanza's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.