World League

El Santuario
Spectators: 7859 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Piara Santo started the match with the kick off. Zbyszko Leper was a little too slow when Gar Gamel got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. A collision led to BYDGOSTIA getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Dariusz Smuskiewicz hit a great ball. In the 11th minute of the match Waitakere F.C. got a corner. BYDGOSTIA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ignacio Ereinotz ran over to the corner to take the kick. Fabio-Roman Cannavaro tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Zbyszko Leper. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-0 in the 11th minute. In the 14th play minute Piara Santo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Zbyszko Leper. 3-0. 18 minutes into the game, Waitakere F.C.'s Piara Santo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zbyszko Leper made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. BYDGOSTIA's Zbyszko Leper proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save BYDGOSTIA from getting a goal against them. 24 minutes into the match, BYDGOSTIA's Olgierd Kowalski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcos Burni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Olgierd Kowalski made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Burni. Waitakere F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Waitakere F.C.'s Jairo Virila managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Patryk Zgonina in the 30 minute of the game. In the 35th minute, Waitakere F.C.'s Piara Santo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-1. Marcos Burni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olgierd Kowalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd match minute, BYDGOSTIA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicklas Lindström to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Piara Santo got free with Zbyszko Leper in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 45th minute Waitakere F.C. were awarded a corner. Ignacio Ereinotz went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Waitakere F.C.'s Ignacio Ereinotz to fire away a dangerous shot which Zbyszko Leper despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 46th minute, Emil Piesciuk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Olgierd Kowalski made a kick off. Waitakere F.C.'s Eduardo Vasco was substituted for Gar Gamel. Gabriel Batistuta took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zbyszko Leper. Zbyszko Leper dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. In the 68th minute Gabriel Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbyszko Leper saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladislav Sarafov kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. The Waitakere F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Waitakere F.C.'s Gabriel Batistuta looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 7-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. BYDGOSTIA made a substitution. Marcin Prusinowski replaced Mariusz Warka. Nicklas Lindström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zbyszko Leper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Vasco in the 85th minute of the match. Marcos Burni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yu Ran Fan in the 87th minute. BYDGOSTIA's Zbyszko Leper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Batistuta in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Waitakere F.C.'s goalkeeper Marcos Burni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yu Ran Fan. Marcos Burni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yu Ran Fan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zbyszko Leper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nacho Scocco in the 92nd minute of play. Zbyszko Leper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Batistuta in the 96th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Gabriel Batistuta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zbyszko Leper was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. BYDGOSTIA's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.