World League

Eskişehir Atatürk
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Zygmunt Mochowak started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 8 minutes into the game, Karpaty Krosno's Przemyslaw Prusinowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lenny Schaerlaekens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Walery Kazczyk took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lenny Schaerlaekens. Lenny Schaerlaekens dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 25 minutes into the match, Eskişehirspor's goal looked a bit too open when Przemyslaw Prusinowski came free, but Lenny Schaerlaekens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lenny Schaerlaekens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Przemyslaw Prusinowski in the 30th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Przemyslaw Prusinowski notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Eskişehirspor's Lenny Schaerlaekens. Lenny Schaerlaekens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ahmet Tolga Devlet hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After 43 played minutes, Karpaty Krosno's Zygmunt Mochowak shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lenny Schaerlaekens came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Karpaty Krosno reached it. Lenny Schaerlaekens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zygmunt Mochowak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Renan Rossi charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renan Rossi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After the first half Karpaty Krosno were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Renan Rossi made a kick off. Hüseyin Rahmi Hayırlı hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. During the 53rd minute of the match Renan Rossi completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Renan Rossi a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Eskişehirspor getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Renan Rossi hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zygmunt Mochowak got free with Lenny Schaerlaekens in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lenny Schaerlaekens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Przemyslaw Prusinowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Eskişehirspor's goalkeeper Lenny Schaerlaekens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zygmunt Mochowak. In the 60th minute, Hacı Hakan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the match, Przemyslaw Prusinowski notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Eskişehirspor's Lenny Schaerlaekens. Lenny Schaerlaekens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 70 minutes into the match, Eskişehirspor's goalkeeper Lenny Schaerlaekens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Przemyslaw Prusinowski. With a little luck, Eskişehirspor's Lenny Schaerlaekens got control of the ball when Zygmunt Mochowak tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 74th minute of the game. One of Eskişehirspor:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Karpaty Krosno:s goal. Eskişehirspor's Lenny Schaerlaekens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Eskişehirspor from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Zygmunt Mochowak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lenny Schaerlaekens was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. After 81 minutes Eskişehirspor's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zygmunt Mochowak who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Karpaty Krosno's corner Zygmunt Mochowak fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lenny Schaerlaekens quite easily take care of the ball. Walery Kazczyk struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Lenny Schaerlaekens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Karpaty Krosno. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Walery Kazczyk during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Eskişehirspor booed when Karpaty Krosno was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walery Kazczyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Eskişehirspor's goal looked a bit too open when Przemyslaw Prusinowski came free, but Lenny Schaerlaekens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Karpaty Krosno's Zygmunt Mochowak ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lenny Schaerlaekens. Lenny Schaerlaekens yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. Zygmunt Mochowak's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lenny Schaerlaekens firmly grabbed it by the left post. Karpaty Krosno played a much better game than Eskişehirspor and deserved their victory. The Eskişehirspor players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.