World League

Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stefan Lesiecki made the kick off which started today's match. Bart Basson came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Twierdza Wroclaw's Stefan Lesiecki. But to his dismay, Stefan Lesiecki quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Tony Kroneder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Fernandes in the 7th minute of play. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Twierdza Wroclaw's goalkeeper Tony Kroneder, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 13th minute Stefan Lesiecki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bart Basson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Vamo A Calmarno's Flavio Fernandes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tony Kroneder narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 22 minutes into the match, Flavio Fernandes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tony Kroneder. Twierdza Wroclaw's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Flavio Fernandes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Bart Basson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niculae Buznea, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Flavio Fernandes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tony Kroneder read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Lisandro Cordareo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bart Basson. Vamo A Calmarno's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lisandro Cordareo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Stefan Lesiecki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Bart Basson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Niculae Buznea in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bart Basson saved Vamo A Calmarno from getting behind. Vamo A Calmarno were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after Twierdza Wroclaw's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Serbülent Ushan took the corner. Serbülent Ushan made a great header on Vamo A Calmarno's corner, it was just that Twierdza Wroclaw's Tony Kroneder managed to reach the ball for a save. After some careless play in the Vamo A Calmarno defense, Anfilogino Pantani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bart Basson. The Vamo A Calmarno fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bart Basson should have stopped the shot. After the first half Twierdza Wroclaw were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Flavio Fernandes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bartlomiej Arendarski made in the 56th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Vamo A Calmarno's Maurício Romero. Tony Kroneder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Fernandes in the 68th minute of the match. Bart Basson made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Stefan Lesiecki sent off a good shot on target. In the 75th minute, Twierdza Wroclaw's Lisandro Cordareo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. Vamo A Calmarno's Justino Rainerio was substituted for Flavio Fernandes. In the 82nd minute Justino Rainerio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Kroneder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute, Justino Rainerio made a precise shot to the right of Tony Kroneder. Twierdza Wroclaw's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Twierdza Wroclaw's goalkeeper Tony Kroneder, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tony Kroneder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justino Rainerio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by Twierdza Wroclaw's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Justino Rainerio was slow to take the kick. During this time Vamo A Calmarno's players had a chance to rest. Twierdza Wroclaw's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.