World League

Stadion w Elblągu
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) Jimeno Henric made the kick off and thus started the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Bitcoin Elbląg's Vicente Nevada slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arlindo Rossi. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. Boruc Frankowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Zhan Chen in the 6th minute of play. Bo Ståhlberg made in the 8th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jimeno Henric immediately put the ball in play. Boruc Frankowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gong Zhan Chen, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 18 minutes into the game, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Jimeno Henric nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Boruc Frankowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gong Zhan Chen in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Boruc Frankowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Bitcoin Elbląg's Vicente Nevada in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalie prevented a goal. Marcin Rekowski kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Boruc Frankowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Henric, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Bitcoin Elbląg's Vicente Nevada slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arlindo Rossi. That made the score 2-1 after 30 minutes of play. 33 minutes into the match, Bitcoin Elbląg's Vicente Nevada sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arlindo Rossi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Zhan Chen in the 34th minute of play forced Bitcoin Elbląg's goalkeeper Boruc Frankowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute Vicente Nevada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vicente Nevada might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arlindo Rossi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vicente Nevada ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi got control of the ball when Vicente Nevada tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vicente Nevada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Arlindo Rossi made a huge save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vicente Nevada to make the kick off. Boruc Frankowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Zhan Chen in the 53rd minute of the match. Bitcoin Elbląg's Vicente Nevada got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalkeeper Arlindo Rossi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 65 minutes into the match, Bitcoin Elbląg's goalkeeper Boruc Frankowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jimeno Henric. Boruc Frankowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Zhan Chen in the 67th minute of play. After some careless play in the └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ defense, Vicente Nevada kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arlindo Rossi. The └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arlindo Rossi should have stopped the shot. Bitcoin Elbląg's Przemyslaw Wojtkiewicz was substituted for Remigiusz Klimkiewicz. Bitcoin Elbląg made a substitution. Alex Martinez replaced Vicente Nevada. Bo Ståhlberg made in the 78th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Cauã Trevisan. A collision led to └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Nestor Batista hit a great ball. When Jimeno Henric fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s protests and gave Jimeno Henric a yellow card for diving instead.