World League

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Spectators: 8110 (Terracing: 6084, Seating: 1865, VIP seats: 161) 2 minutes into the match, Börna Bulldogs's goal looked a bit too open when Wasyl Dziurowicz came free, but Andreas Andersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 3 minutes, Pawel Grabowicz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Börna Bulldogs and the Rega Merida CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd minute, Pawel Grabowicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the match, Börna Bulldogs's goal looked a bit too open when Wasyl Dziurowicz came free, but Andreas Andersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 9 played minutes Börna Bulldogs got a freekick which was hit by Necip Uysal. After 10 played minutes, Rega Merida CF's Elpidio Umbruso shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Andreas Andersson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rega Merida CF reached it. 14 minutes into the match, Rega Merida CF's goal looked a bit too open when Xiao Zhen Jian came free, but Konstanty Wawro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 0-1 became the score in the 18th minute when Gong Qi Fan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After having played for 23 minutes, Cemal Palabıyık managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rega Merida CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cemal Palabıyık was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 27 minutes into the match, Rega Merida CF's goal looked a bit too open when Xiao Zhen Jian came free, but Konstanty Wawro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andreas Andersson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nistor Sârban in the 28th minute of the match. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Börna Bulldogs's goalkeeper Andreas Andersson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nistor Sârban succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 36th playminute. In the 44th minute, Xiao Zhen Jian 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 46th minute Xiao Zhen Jian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstanty Wawro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gong Qi Fan to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gong Qi Fan got free with Konstanty Wawro in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Börna Bulldogs's Andreas Andersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nistor Sârban in the 60th minute of play. Börna Bulldogs made a substitution. Rob Lute replaced Vilgot Bålström. In the 63rd minute of the match Rega Merida CF got a corner. Börna Bulldogs's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Elpidio Umbruso ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Elpidio Umbruso almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Börna Bulldogs's Andreas Andersson did a great save. Rega Merida CF made a substitution. Karol Swiderski replaced Wasyl Dziurowicz. Börna Bulldogs made a substitution. Matias Svahn replaced Xiao Zhen Jian. Rega Merida CF's Bartosz Loncki was substituted for Telis Lianos. Rega Merida CF made a substitution. Konrad Knopek replaced Nistor Sârban. Börna Bulldogs's Basilio Nafarroa managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Elpidio Umbruso in the 67 minute of the game. Konstanty Wawro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Qi Fan in the 68th minute of the match. Konstanty Wawro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Qi Fan in the 71st minute of play. After 74 minutes of play, Rega Merida CF's Konrad Knopek made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andreas Andersson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Konstanty Wawro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matias Svahn in the 77th minute. The audience was convinced that Konrad Knopek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andreas Andersson was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Börna Bulldogs's Matias Svahn slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Konstanty Wawro. That made the score 3-2 after 85 minutes of play. The throw-in from Elpidio Umbruso in the 88th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Börna Bulldogs's 胡适源. Rega Merida CF's Konstanty Wawro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Rega Merida CF from getting a goal against them. Andreas Andersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konrad Knopek, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Many of Börna Bulldogs's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Börna Bulldogs may have spent more time on the ball, but Rega Merida CF were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.