World League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zé Bani started the match with the kick off. Edmund Degutis charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmund Degutis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Edmund Degutis hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Kiko Marinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo-Enrique Cuba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Bani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Kiko Marinho made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zé Bani got free with Kiko Marinho in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 21 minutes into the match, Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo-Enrique Cuba came free, but Kiko Marinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute of the match, Pablo-Enrique Cuba tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kiko Marinho saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Dalmacio Ebardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Chrzan in the 30th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's Zdzislaw Budzynski got a free kick in the 31st minute. 33 minutes into the game, Zbyszko Siekierski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LTA FC the free kick. Zbyszko Siekierski kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Kiko Marinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Bani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wojciech Pieprz hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the game, Edmund Degutis threw the ball into play from the sideline. LTA FC's Pablo-Enrique Cuba quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a defensive mix-up in Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's zone, Zé Bani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kiko Marinho came out of the goal and Zé Bani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wojciech Pieprz to strike the kick off in the second half. Dalmacio Ebardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wojciech Pieprz in the 55th minute of the match. Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's Karol Dawiec managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ergin Hanbeyi in the 58 minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zdzislaw Trzenzalski during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When LTA FC's Zé Bani in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's goalie prevented a goal. Kiko Marinho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zé Bani's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. After 72 played minutes Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II got a freekick which was hit by Iwo Oleszak. LTA FC's Arsenio Erico was substituted for Teo Martxelin. A collision led to Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Iwo Oleszak hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the match, Leon Chrzan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dalmacio Ebardo, 2-1. LTA FC's David Esiquio managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Walery Jajesniak in the 82 minute of the game. LTA FC were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Fajna Paczka Kiwaczka II's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Godofredo Ermengol took the corner. Zé Bani might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kiko Marinho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zé Bani ran back to his position shaking his head. Kiko Marinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Bani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pablo-Enrique Cuba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kiko Marinho having to interfere. LTA FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.