World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 8012 (Terracing: 6011, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) Mateo Palacio made the kick off and thus started the match. The throw-in from Konrad Wasikowski in the 5th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Zjem Cię's Amador Presebal. After having played for 7 minutes, Tanek Szel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tanek Szel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mateo Palacio in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Braulio Gartxot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zjem Cię's Napoleon Jajko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 18th minute of play. Iwo Cwynar got a throw-in 21 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Mateo Palacio. 23 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Palacio came free, but Braulio Gartxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 minutes Red Devils's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tolek Wojtyna who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, Red Devils's Radoslaw Solibieda got a free kick in the 26th minute. Czeslaw Pawlak struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Braulio Gartxot didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zjem Cię. Jim Morrison sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Napoleon Jajko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Napoleon Jajko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Napoleon Jajko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Iwo Cwynar charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iwo Cwynar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Zjem Cię getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Iwo Cwynar hit a great ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcel da Rocha to strike the kick off in the second half. Zjem Cię's Murillo Cedeno was substituted for Iwo Cwynar. In the 63rd minute, Cyprian Cwojdak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, Mateo Palacio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Braulio Gartxot. Red Devils's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mateo Palacio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Ciriaco Emenon came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Zjem Cię fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ciriaco Emenon couldn't finish the play. Bartlomiej Rakoski hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Cyprian Cwojdak kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 86th match minute, Red Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bartlomiej Rakoski to maneuver through the defense.