World League

High Ground
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alex Zanardi made the kick off which started today's match. Through an outstanding action, after 3 minutes, Clive Holloway successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Dawid Bucyki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Zanardi, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Dawid Bucyki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andy Gimm, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute Staffordshire Terrier FC were awarded a corner. Ferdinando Braccia went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind PTB Football Club's goalkeeper Dawid Bucyki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dawid Bucyki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Zanardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dawid Bucyki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andy Gimm in the 15th minute of play. Dawid Bucyki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Zanardi in the 18th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Andy Gimm managed to get in a good position for a shot. Staffordshire Terrier FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Andy Gimm was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dawid Bucyki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dawid Bucyki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andy Gimm, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Alex Zanardi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Clive Holloway played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mumin Ek in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Zanardi in the 30th minute of play forced PTB Football Club's goalkeeper Dawid Bucyki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Aleksander Wolski in the 38th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Staffordshire Terrier FC's Ferdinando Braccia. Clive Holloway stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mumin Ek's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Brice Gamble hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. A collision led to PTB Football Club getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Mumin Ek hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sebastian Piechocki was the one to do the kick off. Andy Gimm recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sebastian Piechocki's late challenge caught a Staffordshire Terrier FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastian Piechocki helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to PTB Football Club getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Sebastian Piechocki hit a great ball. Alex Zanardi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 60th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Dawid Bucyki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Zanardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PTB Football Club's Dawid Bucyki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save PTB Football Club from getting a goal against them. If Mumin Ek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Staffordshire Terrier FC made a substitution. Yu Jie Xing replaced Alex Zanardi. Yu Jie Xing charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yu Jie Xing the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Yu Jie Xing kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After 73 played minutes Staffordshire Terrier FC got a freekick which was hit by Yu Jie Xing. Clive Holloway showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Kosmatka in the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th minute Roman Kosmatka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clive Holloway saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dawid Bucyki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grant Black in the 79th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yu Jie Xing in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dawid Bucyki saved PTB Football Club from getting behind. After 90 played minutes Staffordshire Terrier FC got a freekick which was hit by Andy Gimm. After a defensive mix-up in Staffordshire Terrier FC's zone, Jordan Mijatović stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Clive Holloway came out of the goal and Jordan Mijatović tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. PTB Football Club's Dawid Bucyki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yu Jie Xing in the 94th minute of play. Andrew Harrison hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Staffordshire Terrier FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.