World League

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Bennvar Nickler started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Lech Urban didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Umur Renan went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 12 minutes into the match, FC Ruscova's Kian Natanael sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lech Urban narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Bennvar Nickler's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Helmuth Duckadam was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Bennvar Nickler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Helmuth Duckadam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kian Natanael in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lech Urban saved Team Pogba from getting behind. A collision led to FC Ruscova getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Glauco Motta hit a great ball. 肖康亮 made in the 22nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Piers Giles immediately put the ball in play. FC Ruscova's Gustav Kvick quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Louie Mulford, made in the 26th minute of the game. Kian Natanael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. FC Ruscova's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bennvar Nickler in the 32nd minute of play. Helmuth Duckadam stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bennvar Nickler's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Lech Urban showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kian Natanael in the 35th minute of the match. Bennvar Nickler might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Helmuth Duckadam. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bennvar Nickler ran back to his position shaking his head. Helmuth Duckadam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Máximo Čapo, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Rolando Obano made in the 42nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Team Pogba's Alfred Orling. After 43 played minutes Team Pogba got a freekick which was hit by Máximo Čapo. Lech Urban made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kian Natanael in the 44th minute of play. The Team Pogba players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Ruscova were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kian Natanael made a kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 51 minutes, Lech Urban successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bennvar Nickler in the 53rd minute of play forced FC Ruscova's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lech Urban showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kian Natanael in the 55th minute of the match. Team Pogba's Lech Urban proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Team Pogba from getting a goal against them. In the 73rd minute Bennvar Nickler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Team Pogba's Andre Ridgeway was substituted for Alfred Orling. Team Pogba's Matty De Ligt was substituted for Jonny Lindblom. Team Pogba made a substitution. Sander Roeles replaced Louie Mulford. A sloppy throw-in by Casey Gough in the 76th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Ruscova's Tạ Kling. FC Ruscova's Ciro Cortez was substituted for Kian Natanael. Team Pogba's Máximo Čapo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Rolando Obano, made in the 82nd minute of the game. Lech Urban made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Cortez in the 84th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Casey Gough in the 87th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Ruscova's Rolando Obano. Lech Urban took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Umur Renan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casey Gough hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 94 minutes into the game, Ciro Cortez recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Lech Urban. Ciro Cortez showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. The Team Pogba fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Ruscova were clearly better and deserved to take the win.