World League

Devils Arena
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Uno Deckberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute Tobiasz Orszak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Marek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bogdan Marek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobiasz Orszak in the 9th minute of the match. With a little luck, Galja Kraków's Bogdan Marek got control of the ball when Viktoras Rurin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bogdan Marek made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Viktoras Rurin sent off a good shot on target. 17 minutes into the match, Galja Kraków's goalkeeper Bogdan Marek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Viktoras Rurin. Viktoras Rurin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bogdan Marek firmly grabbed it by the left post. Artur Boruc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zbyszek Pawelczyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute of the match, Viktoras Rurin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bogdan Marek was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Artur Boruc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roch Frankowski in the 26th minute of the match. FC Devils's Artur Boruc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roch Frankowski in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Galja Kraków's goalkeeper Bogdan Marek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Viktoras Rurin. 35 minutes into the match, Zbyszek Pawelczyk notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Devils's Artur Boruc. Artur Boruc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobiasz Orszak in the 40th minute of play forced Galja Kraków's goalkeeper Bogdan Marek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bogdan Marek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viktoras Rurin in the 44th minute of the match. After 47 played minutes Galja Kraków got a freekick which was hit by Roch Frankowski. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dariusz Brysz was the one to do the kick off. Viktoras Rurin kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Bogdan Marek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dariusz Brysz, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Bogdan Marek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobiasz Orszak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artur Boruc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roch Frankowski in the 58th minute. A collision led to FC Devils getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Amado Gilabert hit a great ball. The goalkeeper, Artur Boruc, was totally fooled by Galja Kraków's Zbyszek Pawelczyk, who 61 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Bogdan Marek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobiasz Orszak, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Fabiano Tomaszewski kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Galja Kraków's Teofil Oliszewski was substituted for Zdzislaw Trynda. FC Devils made a substitution. Ignacy Urban replaced Tobiasz Orszak. FC Devils's Tom Giliusson was substituted for Gustavo Severiano. Roman Loncki took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bogdan Marek. Bogdan Marek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 85th minute, Ignacy Urban ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bogdan Marek was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Bogdan Marek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viktoras Rurin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, FC Devils's Artur Boruc got control of the ball when Uno Deckberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bogdan Marek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viktoras Rurin in the 94th minute of play. After 97 minutes of play, FC Devils's Ignacy Urban made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bogdan Marek was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Devils had won after a very even match.