World League

Cueva Del Gato
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Roland Laureys made the kick off and thus started the match. Santiago Cañizares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roland Laureys in the 15th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Roland Laureys notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Nueva Chicago's Santiago Cañizares. Santiago Cañizares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arkadiusz Smolarek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrik Konsel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santiago Cañizares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Laureys, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patrik Konsel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arkadiusz Smolarek having to make a save. After 31 played minutes Katowice i Kluczbork got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Novais. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Patrik Konsel in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arkadiusz Smolarek saved Katowice i Kluczbork from getting behind. In the 39th minute Julian Jaszcz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Cañizares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Katowice i Kluczbork's Roland Laureys suffered a concussion after 42 minutes and had to leave the field. Katowice i Kluczbork's Bogdan Gabis was substituted for Roland Laureys. In the 43rd match minute, Nueva Chicago was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Lugano to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 46 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Bogdan Gabis sped through Nueva Chicago's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Santiago Cañizares.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Patrik Konsel to make the kick off. Santiago Cañizares made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Bogdan Gabis sent off a good shot on target. In the 53rd match minute, Nueva Chicago was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mattias Van Elsen to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute 郑誉真 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arkadiusz Smolarek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arkadiusz Smolarek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrik Konsel in the 68th minute of the match. After 70 minutes Katowice i Kluczbork's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arlo Abril who took care of the corner kick. Jun Misugi was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrik Konsel in the 74th minute of play forced Katowice i Kluczbork's goalkeeper Arkadiusz Smolarek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Katowice i Kluczbork's goalkeeper Arkadiusz Smolarek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arkadiusz Smolarek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrei Agulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by Katowice i Kluczbork's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arlo Abril was slow to take the kick. During this time Nueva Chicago's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Nueva Chicago's Rios Marin getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Santiago Cañizares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adelino Bastos, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Arkadiusz Smolarek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Patrik Konsel's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. In the 88th match minute, Nueva Chicago was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mattias Van Elsen to maneuver through the defense. Adelino Bastos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santiago Cañizares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Patrik Konsel in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arkadiusz Smolarek prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Patrik Konsel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arkadiusz Smolarek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrik Konsel, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Katowice i Kluczbork walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.