World League

El Borinot
Spectators: 7860 (Terracing: 5896, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) Derman Cruchet made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, Derman Cruchet had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kamal Pahlevi. Tirant lo Blanch's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Derman Cruchet was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Derman Cruchet might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kamal Pahlevi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Derman Cruchet ran back to his position shaking his head. Kamal Pahlevi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Derman Cruchet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tirant lo Blanch's Leonard Treppa in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's goalie prevented a goal. Dabi Barba made in the 22nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Anthimos Kapsis. After a rather tough play, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's Derman Cruchet got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute Leonard Treppa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Basaik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leonard Treppa in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jan Basaik saved KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ from getting behind. Tirant lo Blanch's Kamal Pahlevi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Derman Cruchet in the 45th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonard Treppa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Leonard Treppa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tirant lo Blanch fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The supporters of KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ booed when Tirant lo Blanch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pitin Vallejo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th match minute, Tirant lo Blanch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Carmona to maneuver through the defense. When Derman Cruchet came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ 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 Derman Cruchet couldn't finish the play. Derman Cruchet's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kamal Pahlevi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. In the 64th match minute, KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niculae Ghionea to maneuver through the defense. KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's attentive Alberigo Balzani managed to snatch the ball when Dabi Barba made a throw-in in the 67th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ's zone, Jonatan Raymundo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Basaik came out of the goal and Jonatan Raymundo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Derman Cruchet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Derman Cruchet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 78th minute of the match, Derman Cruchet got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kamal Pahlevi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Tirant lo Blanch's attentive Jorge Carmona managed to snatch the ball when Niculae Ghionea made a throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Tirant lo Blanch's zone, Derman Cruchet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kamal Pahlevi came out of the goal and Derman Cruchet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Carmen Paniagua's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jan Basaik was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Jan Basaik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carmen Paniagua in the 90th minute of the match. Jan Basaik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmen Paniagua, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Tirant lo Blanch's Vicente Rodríguez managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ksawery Zbydniowski in the 94 minute of the game. After 94 minutes of play, Tirant lo Blanch's Carmen Paniagua made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jan Basaik was left in no man's land by his defense there! For all the effort they put into the match, the KOZIOŁKI KKS POZNAŃ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tirant lo Blanch.