World League

Stadion im. MARKUSA
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gandalf Head took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arkadiusz Kostka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oséias Gerber in the 4th minute of the match. Arkadiusz Kostka stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Noel Velloso's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the game, Teobald Jeziorkowski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC MARKUS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sipo EC the free kick. The supporters of Sipo EC booed when FC MARKUS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teobald Jeziorkowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th match minute, FC MARKUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fulvio Pantani to maneuver through the defense. When Elói Ferreira came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Sipo EC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Elói Ferreira couldn't finish the play. Carroll Hathaway made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Daniel Hatman sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 20 minutes, Gandalf Head managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC MARKUS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gandalf Head was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When FC MARKUS's Gandalf Head in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sipo EC's goalie prevented a goal. Teobald Jeziorkowski hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noel Velloso in the 28th minute of play forced FC MARKUS's goalkeeper Arkadiusz Kostka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carroll Hathaway made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucjan Drugi in the 29th minute of play. After 31 minutes Sipo EC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zbigniew Gendolla who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Zbigniew Gendolla got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Carroll Hathaway quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Carroll Hathaway successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Arkadiusz Kostka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oséias Gerber in the 34th minute of the match. Carroll Hathaway showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Hatman in the 35th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gandalf Head in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carroll Hathaway prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 38 minutes into the match, Noel Velloso notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC MARKUS's Arkadiusz Kostka. Arkadiusz Kostka was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arkadiusz Kostka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oséias Gerber in the 43rd minute of play. Lucjan Drugi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oséias Gerber to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Elói Ferreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arkadiusz Kostka was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. After some careless play in the Sipo EC defense, Gandalf Head kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carroll Hathaway. The Sipo EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carroll Hathaway should have stopped the shot. Oséias Gerber hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Arkadiusz Kostka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Hidegkúti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, Albert Hidegkúti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucjan Drugi might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carroll Hathaway. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucjan Drugi ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elói Ferreira got free with Arkadiusz Kostka in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carroll Hathaway made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Hatman in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute Daniel Hatman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carroll Hathaway saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sipo EC's Carroll Hathaway played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucjan Drugi in the 82nd minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Lucjan Drugi made a precise shot to the right of Carroll Hathaway. Sipo EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. With a little luck, FC MARKUS's Arkadiusz Kostka got control of the ball when Elói Ferreira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sipo EC's Carroll Hathaway played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucjan Drugi in the 89th minute of play. Daniel Hatman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zbigniew Gendolla's late challenge caught a Sipo EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zbigniew Gendolla helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th match minute, FC MARKUS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zbigniew Gendolla to maneuver through the defense. Sipo EC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.