World League

Thames Park
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Kristian Ottaway started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Håkan Ödman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 5 minutes into the match, Henley on Thames United's goal looked a bit too open when Håkan Ödman came free, but Sofoklis Prinianakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Iwan Grunwalski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sofoklis Prinianakis was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. When Trzynastki Błeszno Cz-wa's Iwan Grunwalski in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Henley on Thames United's goalie prevented a goal. Henley on Thames United's Sofoklis Prinianakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Håkan Ödman in the 13th minute of play. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Trzynastki Błeszno Cz-wa's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Grant Sherwood was slow to take the kick. During this time Henley on Thames United's players had a chance to rest. 24 minutes into the match, Trzynastki Błeszno Cz-wa's goalkeeper Maciej Brzeszczak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jake Marriott. Håkan Ödman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 29 minutes into the match, Henley on Thames United's goal looked a bit too open when Håkan Ödman came free, but Sofoklis Prinianakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Håkan Ödman in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sofoklis Prinianakis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Maciej Brzeszczak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Houghton in the 33rd minute of play. Maciej Brzeszczak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carl Houghton, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Henley on Thames United's Sofoklis Prinianakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Łukasz Cwynar in the 47th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Iwan Grunwalski to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Iwan Grunwalski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Trzynastki Błeszno Cz-wa's supporters rose to their feet, but Iwan Grunwalski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sofoklis Prinianakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 53rd minute Kristian Ottaway shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maciej Brzeszczak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Henley on Thames United's goal looked a bit too open when Håkan Ödman came free, but Sofoklis Prinianakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jake Marriott in the 61st minute of play forced Trzynastki Błeszno Cz-wa's goalkeeper Maciej Brzeszczak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henley on Thames United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Grant Sherwood in the 63rd minute. The corner led Henley on Thames United's Grant Sherwood to fire away a dangerous shot which Maciej Brzeszczak despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The supporters of Trzynastki Błeszno Cz-wa booed when Henley on Thames United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Devon Hook didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Henley on Thames United's Devon Hook got a free kick in the 65th minute. After taking down the ball on Trzynastki Błeszno Cz-wa's corner Elías Figueroa fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sofoklis Prinianakis quite easily take care of the ball. After having played for 74 minutes, Jake Marriott managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Henley on Thames United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jake Marriott was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 78th minute, Devon Hook hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Henley on Thames United's Rowan Ryder was substituted for Jake Marriott. Trzynastki Błeszno Cz-wa's Edmund Pryla was substituted for Iwan Grunwalski. Trzynastki Błeszno Cz-wa made a substitution. Witalis Komornicki replaced Wiktor Giec. After a rather tough play, Henley on Thames United's Devon Hook got a free kick in the 80th minute. Sofoklis Prinianakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gert Nordkvist in the 81st minute of the match. A collision led to Henley on Thames United getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Beinn Speight hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Gert Nordkvist got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Trzynastki Błeszno Cz-wa booed when Henley on Thames United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rowan Ryder didn't get a good kick on the ball. Henley on Thames United were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.