World League

Marakana
Spectators: 7569 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Malcolm Stenman started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Deportivo Turro getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Anselmo Cordaryal hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Turro's Qi Sheng Chong got a free kick in the 7th minute. Al Horford fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcin Osikowicz having to interfere. 17 minutes into the game, Waldemar Bury cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Germán Luz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Al Horford struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Marcin Osikowicz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Deportivo Turro. After a defensive mix-up in LKS Sieraków ŚL's zone, Malcolm Stenman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcin Osikowicz came out of the goal and Malcolm Stenman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcin Osikowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Malcolm Stenman in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute Malcolm Stenman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcin Osikowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. LKS Sieraków ŚL's Marcin Osikowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Malcolm Stenman in the 31st minute of play. Malcolm Stenman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcin Osikowicz having to make a save. In the 33rd minute Malcolm Stenman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcin Osikowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Amancio Ponc cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Marcin Osikowicz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Stasio Cempa kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Feliks Ikalewicz made in the 41st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Franciszek Marud. Malcolm Stenman took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcin Osikowicz. Marcin Osikowicz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Harry Potter was the one to do the kick off. Marcin Osikowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Malcolm Stenman in the 53rd minute of play. It was a well-played corner which Amancio Ponc managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 59th minute, Zoltán Tar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LKS Sieraków ŚL fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. 62 minutes into the match, LKS Sieraków ŚL's goalkeeper Marcin Osikowicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Malcolm Stenman. Germán Luz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Corderun in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute Leo Corderun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Germán Luz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Malcolm Stenman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malcolm Stenman in the 72nd minute of play forced LKS Sieraków ŚL's goalkeeper Marcin Osikowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcin Osikowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Malcolm Stenman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcin Osikowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Malcolm Stenman in the 77th minute of the match. In the 79th minute Zoltán Tar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Germán Luz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Turro's Malcolm Stenman got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 81st match minute, Deportivo Turro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malcolm Stenman to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Al Horford managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Turro's supporters rose to their feet, but Al Horford was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcin Osikowicz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Malcolm Stenman came free with the goalkeeper in the 89th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Marcin Osikowicz could save by the left post. Harry Potter's late challenge caught a Deportivo Turro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Harry Potter helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, LKS Sieraków ŚL's Harry Potter got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Marcin Osikowicz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Baron Yu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 93 minute of play. Deportivo Turro's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.