World League

Pietricica
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leszek Falke made the kick off which started today's match. Ovidiu Caranfil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leszek Falke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Zielonka Gdansk were awarded a corner. Cyprian Sitko went to the cornerflag to take it. Ovidiu Caranfil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leszek Falke, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Leszek Falke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidiu Caranfil having to interfere. Jan Tomaszewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasile Iurea in the 21st minute of the match. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Vertigo's goalkeeper Ovidiu Caranfil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zielonka Gdansk's Jan Tomaszewski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Zielonka Gdansk from getting a goal against them. If Leszek Falke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leszek Falke in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ovidiu Caranfil saved Club Vertigo from getting behind. After 47 minutes, Leszek Falke made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Club Vertigo's Ovidiu Caranfil tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half Zielonka Gdansk were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Well-Well Benne to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Vertigo's goalkeeper Ovidiu Caranfil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 54thth minute of the game Well-Well Benne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zielonka Gdansk's Jan Tomaszewski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Club Vertigo booed when Zielonka Gdansk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Huang Kuan Liang didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 63rd minute Cyprian Sitko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidiu Caranfil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pascual Maties kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Jan Tomaszewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from He Feng Bin in the 67th minute of play. He Feng Bin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jan Tomaszewski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Ovidiu Caranfil made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leszek Falke in the 76th minute. The audience was convinced that Well-Well Benne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jan Tomaszewski was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Leszek Falke's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ovidiu Caranfil read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Pascual Maties left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Vertigo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 95 minutes into the match, He Feng Bin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan Tomaszewski. Zielonka Gdansk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that He Feng Bin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. There was no doubt that Club Vertigo were the better team. Club Vertigo's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.