World League

Markowy Stadion
Spectators: 7740 (Terracing: 5806, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mai Jian Xi got the match started through his kick off. Aquiles Gana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Artur Boruc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aquiles Gana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dražen Ladić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomasz Wietrzychowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Artur Boruc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aquiles Gana in the 12th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Aquiles Gana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AC Morena's Dražen Ladić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomasz Wietrzychowski in the 19th minute of play. After 20 minutes of play, AC Morena's Aquiles Gana made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Boruc was left in no man's land by his defense there! 22 minutes into the match, Mai Jian Xi notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of AC Morena's Dražen Ladić. Dražen Ladić was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 28th minute, Sebastião Gigante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Tomasz Wietrzychowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomasz Wietrzychowski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dražen Ladić came out and tried to block the shot, but Tomasz Wietrzychowski slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 32nd minute. Aquiles Gana struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Artur Boruc didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Morena. Dražen Ladić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mai Jian Xi in the 36th minute of play. Zula Misiewicz succeeded in the game's 41st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aquiles Gana stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Tomasz Wietrzychowski fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Markowy Team's protests and gave Tomasz Wietrzychowski a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of AC Morena booed when Markowy Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomasz Wietrzychowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Artur Boruc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aquiles Gana's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Dražen Ladić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zula Misiewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Álvaro Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Boruc having to interfere. If Carlos Alcaraz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Aquiles Gana put it in 3-4 from a short distance just to the right of Artur Boruc. 75 minutes into the match, Markowy Team's goalkeeper Artur Boruc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aquiles Gana. In the 76th minute Carlos Alcaraz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dražen Ladić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, AC Morena's goal looked a bit too open when Zula Misiewicz came free, but Dražen Ladić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Markowy Team's goal looked a bit too open when Aquiles Gana came free, but Artur Boruc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aristides Mazuste made in the 83rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Zula Misiewicz immediately put the ball in play. In the 84th minute Mai Jian Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dražen Ladić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Álvaro Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Boruc having to interfere. Dražen Ladić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alcaraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AC Morena eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.