World League

ARENA ELBLĄG
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Klement Pawlak took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Segundo Abecia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LIRA ELBLĄG SSA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 9 played minutes LIRA ELBLĄG SSA got a freekick which was hit by Damian Posadzki. Tony Arruda was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Daniel Montenegro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Montenegro really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Tony Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tony Arruda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Segundo Abecia in the 22nd minute. After having played for 25 minutes, Leonard Kalemba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonard Kalemba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 31 minutes into the match, LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Teodoro Rocha came free, but Efraín Zercalde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Tony Arruda managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Segundo Abecia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tony Arruda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Nazaria in the 38th minute of play. Efraín Zercalde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klement Pawlak in the 39th minute of the match. With a little luck, Westbam's Tony Arruda got control of the ball when Segundo Abecia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Efraín Zercalde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Segundo Abecia made the kick off in the second half. After 56 minutes of play, LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Bogdan Nazaria made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tony Arruda was left in no man's land by his defense there! Daniel Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Tony Arruda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Westbam's Tony Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Segundo Abecia in the 63rd minute of play. Tony Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tony Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tony Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Abecia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tony Arruda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Montenegro in the 75th minute of the match. Mateusz Badanowski kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Mateusz Badanowski hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute Segundo Abecia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tony Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Abecia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the match, Westbam's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Montenegro came free, but Tony Arruda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Westbam's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Damian Posadzki took the corner. Leonard Kalemba was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 84th minute Segundo Abecia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Segundo Abecia got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Segundo Abecia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Teofil Hryc kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Tony Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Posadzki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee ended the match the LIRA ELBLĄG SSA players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.