World League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 7968 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Damian Majewski took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Damian Majewski put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Roberto Eztebe. Damian Majewski might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roberto Eztebe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damian Majewski ran back to his position shaking his head. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Majewski in the 8th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Lino Rios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Luis Carneiro was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. In the 19th minute of the match AFC FUSION got a corner. GÓRNIK PSZÓW's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Germano Bettencourt ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience was convinced that Lino Rios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Luis Carneiro was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. When Dawid Beckham fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC FUSION's protests and gave Dawid Beckham a yellow card for diving instead. Juan Luis Carneiro made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Lino Rios sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Damian Majewski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roberto Eztebe was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. After 38 minutes of play, GÓRNIK PSZÓW's Damian Majewski made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Eztebe was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half GÓRNIK PSZÓW were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lino Rios to make the kick off. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juan Luis Carneiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in AFC FUSION's zone, Damian Majewski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Eztebe came out of the goal and Damian Majewski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 73rd minute Jan Hop shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Luis Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, GÓRNIK PSZÓW's goal looked a bit too open when Christoff Stocks came free, but Juan Luis Carneiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Eztebe made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Damian Majewski sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damian Majewski got free with Roberto Eztebe in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 80th minute Christoff Stocks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Luis Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The AFC FUSION fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when AFC FUSION's Lino Rios looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. GÓRNIK PSZÓW's Yan Yu Yun was substituted for Albert Balcan. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when GÓRNIK PSZÓW was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slawomir Marchlewicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute of the game Thiago Silva made a throw-in which Romulo Abilio played forward. 91 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damian Majewski. Thanks to some nice moves Damian Majewski could shoot a difficult shot in the 92nd minute, which Roberto Eztebe however easily saved by the left post.