World League

Srebrzysko
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Benny Koks started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Klaas Dejonghe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from C.J. 吕布, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Wariatów Kupa's zone, C.J. 吕布 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Klaas Dejonghe came out of the goal and C.J. 吕布 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zbyszko Kempski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Aurelio Giammaria made a huge save. In the 10th minute C.J. 吕布 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klaas Dejonghe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benny Koks in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Klaas Dejonghe saved Wariatów Kupa from getting behind. C.J. 吕布 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 18 minutes into the match, Wariatów Kupa's goal looked a bit too open when C.J. 吕布 came free, but Klaas Dejonghe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute C.J. 吕布 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klaas Dejonghe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that C.J. 吕布's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Klaas Dejonghe was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Aurelio Giammaria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolaj Sochacki, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute C.J. 吕布 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klaas Dejonghe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute of the match, Osvaldinho Lewandowski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aurelio Giammaria saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Osvaldinho Lewandowski in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aurelio Giammaria prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Klaas Dejonghe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lin Xuan Hai in the 32nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Wariatów Kupa's zone, C.J. 吕布 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Klaas Dejonghe came out of the goal and C.J. 吕布 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A throw-in in the 35th minute of the game was made by Xu Ming Ning with Ke Xun Yang as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. C.J. 吕布 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Klaas Dejonghe having to make a save. 38 minutes into the match, Wariatów Kupa's goal looked a bit too open when C.J. 吕布 came free, but Klaas Dejonghe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s attentive Lin Xuan Hai managed to snatch the ball when Xu Ming Ning made a throw-in in the 43rd minute of the game. Klaas Dejonghe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from C.J. 吕布, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute, C.J. 吕布 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Bartosz Bednorz was substituted for De-Falco Champion.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Osvaldinho Lewandowski was the one to do the kick off. Aurelio Giammaria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbyszko Kempski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lin Xuan Hai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klaas Dejonghe having to interfere. If Lin Xuan Hai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s C.J. 吕布 got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 68th match minute, ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hector Hanmark to maneuver through the defense. Aurelio Giammaria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbyszko Kempski in the 72nd minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Klaas Dejonghe successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Wariatów Kupa made a substitution. Tang Kang Xi replaced Teodor Ivănescu. In the 76th minute of the match ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ got a corner. Wariatów Kupa's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benny Koks ran over to the corner to take the kick. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Benny Koks was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Klaas Dejonghe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. C.J. 吕布 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Klaas Dejonghe made a huge save. 84 minutes into the match, Wariatów Kupa's goalkeeper Klaas Dejonghe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by C.J. 吕布. Aurelio Giammaria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldinho Lewandowski in the 87th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Wariatów Kupa's Jaxx Jax got a free kick in the 88th minute. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Kryspin Bambas was substituted for C.J. 吕布. In the 90th match minute, Wariatów Kupa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaxx Jax to maneuver through the defense. Kryspin Bambas's late challenge caught a Wariatów Kupa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kryspin Bambas helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Kryspin Bambas got a free kick in the 91st minute. If Mikolaj Sochacki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th minute Mikolaj Sochacki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Giammaria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benny Koks in the 97th minute of play forced Wariatów Kupa's goalkeeper Klaas Dejonghe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.