World League

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Anders Westerstrand made the kick off and thus started the match. After having played for 9 minutes, Fabian Spânu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Obscurials's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabian Spânu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Michal Jarosiewicz hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Jerzy Dudek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 11th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anders Westerstrand in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jerzy Dudek saved KS Bukowe from getting behind. KS Bukowe's Jerzy Dudek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save KS Bukowe from getting a goal against them. Zheng Chao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gianluca Lapadula, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute, Marian Mondrowski made a precise shot to the right of Zheng Chao. The Obscurials's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Gianluca Lapadula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adriano Ribeiro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jerzy Dudek came out and tried to block the shot, but Adriano Ribeiro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute Gianluca Lapadula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. KS Bukowe were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after The Obscurials's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Stanislao Kuparinen took the corner. The corner ended in Marian Mondrowski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Obscurials's Zheng Chao did a great save. Adriano Ribeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Jerzy Dudek made a huge save. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marian Mondrowski in the 42nd minute of play. Jerzy Dudek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 47 minutes into the game, Adriano Ribeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Jerzy Dudek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

54 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gianluca Lapadula. Adriano Ribeiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jerzy Dudek having to make a save. In the 55th minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerzy Dudek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tobiasz Moryl kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Fabian Spânu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 67th minute of play forced KS Bukowe's goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerzy Dudek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 68th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Adriano Ribeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jerzy Dudek was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. The Obscurials's Angelo Eiró was substituted for Cliff Rowden. KS Bukowe's Sebastian Bakes managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Fabian Spânu in the 75 minute of the game. 80 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goal looked a bit too open when Marian Mondrowski came free, but Zheng Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Marian Mondrowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 89 minutes of play, The Obscurials's Lawrance Grandison made it 4-1 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! After having played for 91 minutes, Lawrance Grandison managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Obscurials's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lawrance Grandison was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 94thth minute of the game Lawrance Grandison who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KS Bukowe's Jerzy Dudek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lawrance Grandison in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jerzy Dudek saved KS Bukowe from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Lawrance Grandison's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jerzy Dudek was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The Obscurials's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.