World League

SOSNOWIEC ARENA
Spectators: 8452 (Terracing: 6340, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nathaniel Burnett made the kick off which started today's match. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Sidney Motta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bror Nordstedt in the 3rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nathaniel Burnett's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patryk Olejarz was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. 7 minutes into the match, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Nathaniel Burnett sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Patryk Olejarz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 8 minutes INTER Sosnowiec's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pedro Luís Fonseca who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Imbituba - FSCMZ's corner Pedro Luís Fonseca fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Patryk Olejarz quite easily take care of the ball. Sidney Motta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bror Nordstedt in the 16th minute. Patryk Olejarz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nathaniel Burnett in the 19th minute of play. Bror Nordstedt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Sidney Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nathaniel Burnett's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Patryk Olejarz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. Sidney Motta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baal Demon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Dani Alves seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Dani Alves the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Imbituba - FSCMZ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Dani Alves had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 30th minute of the game. One of Imbituba - FSCMZ:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of INTER Sosnowiec:s goal. Sidney Motta had in the 33rdth minute some difficulties stopping Rene Kreiser's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball Berenguer Anda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 44 minutes into the match, Ethan Mbappè had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sidney Motta. Imbituba - FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ethan Mbappè was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Berenguer Anda's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Patryk Olejarz firmly grabbed it by the left post. Sidney Motta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ethan Mbappè in the 56th minute of the match. With a little luck, INTER Sosnowiec's Patryk Olejarz got control of the ball when Berenguer Anda tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sidney Motta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alekos Voreadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Imbituba - FSCMZ made a substitution. Ersan Ergüleç replaced Nathaniel Burnett. In the 68th minute of the match INTER Sosnowiec got a corner. Imbituba - FSCMZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rene Kreiser ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rene Kreiser made a great header on INTER Sosnowiec's corner, it was just that Imbituba - FSCMZ's Sidney Motta managed to reach the ball for a save. When INTER Sosnowiec's Bror Nordstedt in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Imbituba - FSCMZ's goalie prevented a goal. Sidney Motta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bror Nordstedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sidney Motta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bror Nordstedt in the 78th minute of play. Patryk Olejarz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Válbson Pimenta in the 82nd minute. Sidney Motta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bror Nordstedt in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, INTER Sosnowiec's goalkeeper Patryk Olejarz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Válbson Pimenta. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Ademar de Mendonça was substituted for Armandinho Loyola. INTER Sosnowiec's Boleslaw Kajfasz was substituted for Michael Klein. 92 minutes into the match, Imbituba - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Ethan Mbappè came free, but Sidney Motta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Válbson Pimenta in the 94th minute of play forced INTER Sosnowiec's goalkeeper Patryk Olejarz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.