World League

JAG ARENA TRIBUTE
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Juan Manuel Cruz kicked off to start the match. Nadodrze Wrocław's Lucjan Zbytniewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edelmiro Taurino in the 2nd minute of play. Borys Biegun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erasmo Loi having to interfere. Erasmo Loi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borys Biegun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes in the game Alvaro Eliu did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Juan Manuel Cruz. 20 minutes into the match, Apocalípticos & Caóticos's goal looked a bit too open when Borys Biegun came free, but Erasmo Loi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucjan Zbytniewski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Manuel Cruz in the 23rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Apocalípticos & Caóticos's zone, Borys Biegun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erasmo Loi came out of the goal and Borys Biegun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Apocalípticos & Caóticos's Alvaro Eliu got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Borys Biegun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erasmo Loi. Apocalípticos & Caóticos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Borys Biegun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After some careless play in the Apocalípticos & Caóticos defense, Borys Biegun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Erasmo Loi. The Apocalípticos & Caóticos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Erasmo Loi should have stopped the shot. In the 44th minute Borys Biegun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erasmo Loi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Nadodrze Wrocław's goalkeeper Lucjan Zbytniewski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan Manuel Cruz. After the first half Nadodrze Wrocław were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

If Borys Biegun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juan Manuel Cruz might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucjan Zbytniewski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juan Manuel Cruz ran back to his position shaking his head. Nadodrze Wrocław made a substitution. Hugon Podowski replaced Borys Biegun. In the 69th match minute, Nadodrze Wrocław was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marian Konopka to maneuver through the defense. Lucjan Zbytniewski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manuel Ponciano's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Gamus in the 74th minute of play forced Nadodrze Wrocław's goalkeeper Lucjan Zbytniewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erasmo Loi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugon Podowski in the 75th minute of the match. If Hugon Podowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eymen Kakisim made in the 80th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Cosme Austin immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Gamus in the 81st minute of play forced Nadodrze Wrocław's goalkeeper Lucjan Zbytniewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Nadodrze Wrocław getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Hugon Podowski hit a great ball. Nadodrze Wrocław's Lucjan Zbytniewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Isias in the 93rd minute of play. After 94 played minutes Apocalípticos & Caóticos got a freekick which was hit by Eymen Kakisim. The Nadodrze Wrocław players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.