World League

Leeton Park
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Paz Gledden started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gianluca Lapadula received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Erlend Sørby tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to KS Bukowe getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Marian Mondrowski hit a great ball. Jerzy Dudek didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Clay Heath went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 10thth minute of the game Gianluca Lapadula who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leeton United FC's Erlend Sørby was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 14 minutes, Gianluca Lapadula made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Leeton United FC's Erlend Sørby tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Gregory Krause might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jerzy Dudek. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gregory Krause ran back to his position shaking his head. When KS Bukowe's Gianluca Lapadula in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leeton United FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 24th minute Gianluca Lapadula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erlend Sørby saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gianluca Lapadula scored 1-2 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erlend Sørby, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 29 minutes into the match, Leeton United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gianluca Lapadula came free, but Erlend Sørby reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute Gianluca Lapadula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erlend Sørby saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Jan Zgonina was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KS Bukowe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leeton United FC the free kick. In the 37th match minute, KS Bukowe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Zgonina to maneuver through the defense. 42 minutes into the match, Leeton United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gianluca Lapadula came free, but Erlend Sørby reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerzy Dudek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clay Heath in the 43rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Gianluca Lapadula's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erlend Sørby was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Leeton United FC's Alan Dollamore got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Leeton United FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. KS Bukowe were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gianluca Lapadula made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clay Heath in the 50th minute of play forced KS Bukowe's goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gianluca Lapadula could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Erlend Sørby made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Gianluca Lapadula kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Erlend Sørby. That made the score 1-3 in the 52 minute of play. Erlend Sørby stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gianluca Lapadula's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Jerzy Dudek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clay Heath, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After 60 minutes of play, Leeton United FC's Clay Heath made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jerzy Dudek was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leeton United FC:s Erlend Sørby showed great skill when he stopped Gianluca Lapadula:s penalty. Leeton United FC's Brendon Anderson was substituted for Gregory Krause. After 73 minutes Leeton United FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stanislao Kuparinen who took care of the corner kick. With a little luck, Leeton United FC's Erlend Sørby got control of the ball when Gianluca Lapadula tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to KS Bukowe getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Gianluca Lapadula hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Michal Jarosiewicz managed to get in a good position for a shot. KS Bukowe's supporters rose to their feet, but Michal Jarosiewicz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erlend Sørby breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 81 minutes into the match, KS Bukowe's Gianluca Lapadula sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Erlend Sørby narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jerzy Dudek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brookes Crane in the 86th minute of play. Gianluca Lapadula who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Erlend Sørby when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Erlend Sørby came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by KS Bukowe's Gianluca Lapadula. But to his dismay, Gianluca Lapadula quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4.