World League

Arena Blanka
Spectators: 8066 (Terracing: 6051, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manfred Konradsson kicked off to start the match. Ettore Petroni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Gustavo de Amaral in the 9th minute of play forced Lemel SV's goalkeeper Lin Hong Song to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Lemel SV's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dabi Saens took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Cerdic Pintar heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 13th minute Claudio Caniggia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Szczęsny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Patrick Hoffmann in the 15th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Karl Valentin. Luís Gustavo de Amaral who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 25thth minute tested the skills of Lin Hong Song when he managed to save the team from getting behind. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Franco Szczęsny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manfred Konradsson in the 26th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lemel SV's Jacek Furlit got a free kick in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfred Konradsson in the 36th minute of play forced BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Franco Szczęsny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38 played minutes Lemel SV got a freekick which was hit by João Augusto Mello. Lin Hong Song acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 39th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Dabi Saens. João Augusto Mello kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 40thth minute of the game Luís Gustavo de Amaral who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lemel SV's Lin Hong Song was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Petroni in the 43rd minute of play forced BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Franco Szczęsny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Lemel SV's Lin Hong Song played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Gustavo de Amaral in the 53rd minute of play. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Lemel SV's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dabi Saens took the corner. After 58 minutes of play, BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Luís Gustavo de Amaral made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lin Hong Song was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lemel SV's Lin Hong Song played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Gustavo de Amaral in the 62nd minute of play. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- made a substitution. Alfredo de Souza replaced Cerdic Pintar. Lemel SV's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Claudio Caniggia in the 72nd minute. With an all-out effort, Lemel SV's Franco Szczęsny threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dennis Bergkamp, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a little luck, BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Franco Szczęsny got control of the ball when Dennis Bergkamp tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 80th minute Alfredo de Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lin Hong Song saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antônio Amorim made in the 81st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Celio Oton however managed to control. 83 minutes into the match, Lemel SV's goal looked a bit too open when Celio Oton came free, but Lin Hong Song reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Claudio Caniggia had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Dennis Bergkamp received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Franco Szczęsny came out and tried to block the shot, but Dennis Bergkamp slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 85th minute. Lin Hong Song showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celio Oton, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. A hard shot 94 in the game by Dennis Bergkamp from a close distance when the talented Franco Szczęsny managed to make a qualified save. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s players were relieved. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.