World League

Gleszcz
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Christos Taktikos charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christos Taktikos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 5 played minutes Toutourouki f.c. got a freekick which was hit by Christos Taktikos. Damian Ruszkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerasimos Kalonis in the 8th minute of the match. After 10 minutes of play, Gleszcz SSA's Robertinho Lewandowski made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tolis Mantouvalos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tolis Mantouvalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robertinho Lewandowski in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Gleszcz SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Vrasidas Liouras came free, but Damian Ruszkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. During the 21st minute of the match Christos Taktikos completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Christos Taktikos a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 22nd match minute, Toutourouki f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christos Taktikos to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Tolis Mantouvalos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Abdulkadir Çokman in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Abdulkadir Çokman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Tolis Mantouvalos made a huge save. In the 32nd match minute, Gleszcz SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roch Sala to maneuver through the defense. After 36 minutes, Abdulkadir Çokman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gleszcz SSA and the Toutourouki f.c. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliks Smolak in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vrasidas Liouras stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliks Smolak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliks Smolak in the 53rd minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Gleszcz SSA getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Beniamin Rozanski hit a great ball. Damian Ruszkowski made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Vrasidas Liouras sent off a good shot on target. Vrasidas Liouras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Ruszkowski having to interfere. Damian Ruszkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vrasidas Liouras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 68 played minutes Toutourouki f.c. got a freekick which was hit by Gerasimos Kalonis. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Fafinski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Gleszcz SSA's Ziemowit Tomiczek got a free kick in the 72nd minute. A collision led to Gleszcz SSA getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Beniamin Rozanski hit a great ball. Robertinho Lewandowski scored 2-1 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 90 minutes into the game, one of Toutourouki f.c.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Toutourouki f.c.:s Tolis Mantouvalos showed great skill when he stopped Jan Fafinski:s penalty. 92 minutes into the game, Gleszcz SSA's Jan Fafinski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tolis Mantouvalos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. The supporters of Gleszcz SSA booed when Toutourouki f.c. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonidas Lithopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Toutourouki f.c.'s supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Gleszcz SSA had won, even though Toutourouki f.c. had held more of the ball.