World League

Ligga Arena
Spectators: 8136 (Terracing: 6103, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 162) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Timos Kazantzou got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goal looked a bit too open when Robin van Persie came free, but Maksymilian Oliszewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodriguinho Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timos Kazantzou in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute of the match, Feng Ting Chong tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Maksymilian Oliszewski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Maksymilian Oliszewski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Deilmison van Basten showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 18 minute of play. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by ATHLETICO PRaiano's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bernard Cytrynski was slow to take the kick. During this time SMOCZANKA MIELEC's players had a chance to rest. Bernard Cytrynski made a great header on SMOCZANKA MIELEC's corner, it was just that ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa managed to reach the ball for a save. Maksymilian Oliszewski made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Deilmison van Basten sent off a good shot on target. 36 minutes into the match, Nuno Malafaia notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa. Rodriguinho Sousa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Deilmison van Basten 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. Maksymilian Oliszewski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 39th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Unax Mudarra during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ATHLETICO PRaiano getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Unax Mudarra hit a great ball. In the 44th minute Timos Kazantzou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodriguinho Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maksymilian Oliszewski was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Deilmison van Basten capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Deilmison van Basten really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Deilmison van Basten made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Robin van Persie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maksymilian Oliszewski. SMOCZANKA MIELEC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robin van Persie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 57th minute, Timos Kazantzou got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 60th minute, Jacinto Pinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maksymilian Oliszewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deilmison van Basten in the 61st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Timos Kazantzou got free with Rodriguinho Sousa in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 67th minute of the game. One of SMOCZANKA MIELEC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ATHLETICO PRaiano:s goal. The referee gave ATHLETICO PRaiano a penalty, 69 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Deilmison van Basten, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SMOCZANKA MIELEC's Maksymilian Oliszewski. 4-1. Heitor Maldini kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. A collision led to SMOCZANKA MIELEC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Roberto Lewandowski hit a great ball. In the 76th minute Deilmison van Basten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maksymilian Oliszewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maksymilian Oliszewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deilmison van Basten in the 78th minute of the match. ATHLETICO PRaiano's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Feng Ting Chong in the 81st minute. 82 minutes into the match, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's Oscar Giraldo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodriguinho Sousa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 87th minute, ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Roberto Lewandowski fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Roberto Lewandowski came free with the goalkeeper in the 87th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rodriguinho Sousa could save by the left post. SMOCZANKA MIELEC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.