World League

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Niceto Ihazintu kicked off to start the match. Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucjan Chmielecki in the 4th minute of play. MATRIX TEAM's Tobiasz Niedzwiecki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 6th minute of play. Albert Stenqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in MATRIX TEAM's zone, Niceto Ihazintu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki came out of the goal and Niceto Ihazintu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lucjan Chmielecki made a great header on MATRIX TEAM's corner, it was just that Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro managed to reach the ball for a save. Gaby Milito hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Brad Ridding had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ergo Muro. Caatiba MZC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brad Ridding was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Lucjan Chmielecki's late challenge caught a Caatiba MZC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucjan Chmielecki helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Caatiba MZC booed when MATRIX TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucjan Chmielecki didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niceto Ihazintu got free with Tobiasz Niedzwiecki in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ergo Muro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brad Ridding, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jorge Henrique received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki came out and tried to block the shot, but Jorge Henrique slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 36th minute. Ergo Muro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucjan Chmielecki, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Ergo Muro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brad Ridding, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucjan Chmielecki in the 48th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Brad Ridding was the one to do the kick off. Ergo Muro made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Brad Ridding sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Niceto Ihazintu in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tobiasz Niedzwiecki saved MATRIX TEAM from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niceto Ihazintu in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tobiasz Niedzwiecki prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Ihazintu, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Niceto Ihazintu struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Caatiba MZC. A collision led to Caatiba MZC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Jorge Henrique hit a great ball. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brad Ridding in the 66th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucjan Chmielecki in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ergo Muro saved Caatiba MZC from getting behind. MATRIX TEAM's Tobiasz Niedzwiecki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 70th minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Niceto Ihazintu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tobiasz Niedzwiecki. MATRIX TEAM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Niceto Ihazintu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Lech Lele's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Ergo Muro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 79th minute, Niceto Ihazintu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Niceto Ihazintu came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Caatiba MZC 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 Niceto Ihazintu couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute, Tytus Drab got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ergo Muro made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Lucjan Chmielecki sent off a good shot on target. Brad Ridding took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ergo Muro. Ergo Muro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. MATRIX TEAM played a much better game than Caatiba MZC and deserved their victory. The Caatiba MZC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.