World League

Estádio Laranjeiras
Spectators: 7747 (Terracing: 5812, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Brandon McConnach kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brandon McConnach in the 5th minute of play forced União Sport Clube Paredes's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ZIELONE LUDKI were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after União Sport Clube Paredes's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tolek Czysty took the corner. ZIELONE LUDKI's Wladyslaw Bubczyk was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Edwin van der Sar in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brandon McConnach in the 9th minute of the match. Nathan Tieleman kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Nathan Tieleman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Edwin van der Sar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgar Dres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leukothoe Atsidakos in the 17th minute of the match. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brandon McConnach, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Brandon McConnach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brandon McConnach in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerónimo Furtado in the 21st minute of play forced ZIELONE LUDKI's goalkeeper Edgar Dres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edwin van der Sar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Brandon McConnach's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Brandon McConnach's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edwin van der Sar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to ZIELONE LUDKI getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Antoni Fikus hit a great ball. Brandon McConnach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Brandon McConnach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brandon McConnach in the 31st minute of play forced União Sport Clube Paredes's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th match minute, ZIELONE LUDKI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zdzislaw Adamowicz to maneuver through the defense. ZIELONE LUDKI's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tolek Czysty in the 42nd minute. The corner led ZIELONE LUDKI's Tolek Czysty to fire away a dangerous shot which Edwin van der Sar despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 44 played minutes ZIELONE LUDKI got a freekick which was hit by Antoni Fikus. Edgar Dres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo lago, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. 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.

ZIELONE LUDKI's Edgar Dres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witalis Konopka in the 50th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardo lago in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edgar Dres prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardo lago in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edgar Dres prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 53rdth minute of the game Bernardo lago who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ZIELONE LUDKI's Edgar Dres was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 58th minute, Brandon McConnach left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ZIELONE LUDKI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 62nd minute Witalis Konopka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgar Dres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brandon McConnach in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Edwin van der Sar, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Edgar Dres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Witalis Konopka in the 68th minute of the match. Edwin van der Sar was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Brandon McConnach capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Brandon McConnach really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. 73 minutes into the match, Bernardo lago had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edgar Dres. ZIELONE LUDKI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernardo lago was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Brandon McConnach might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edwin van der Sar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Brandon McConnach ran back to his position shaking his head. 77 minutes into the match, União Sport Clube Paredes's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Brandon McConnach. ZIELONE LUDKI's Edgar Dres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo lago in the 79th minute of play. With a little luck, União Sport Clube Paredes's Edwin van der Sar got control of the ball when Brandon McConnach tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edwin van der Sar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brandon McConnach in the 85th minute. Edgar Dres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerónimo Furtado in the 86th minute of play. When União Sport Clube Paredes's Jerónimo Furtado, in the 87th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for União Sport Clube Paredes. A collision led to União Sport Clube Paredes getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Gaspar Ibon hit a great ball. Lourenço Gomes got a throw-in 93 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Horia Taşcu. The supporters of ZIELONE LUDKI booed when União Sport Clube Paredes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Ibon didn't get a good kick on the ball. ZIELONE LUDKI's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.