World League

Gabisiowo
Spectators: 7254 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Svetoslav Vardarov made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Victor Chus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Doru Mihuț got free with Pablo Lohitzun in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Victor de Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Expresso Ranelagh's supporters rose to their feet, but Victor de Souza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francis Calmes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 14 played minutes Ekipa Gabi got a freekick which was hit by Doru Mihuț. Francis Calmes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Svetoslav Vardarov's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Pablo Lohitzun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Barnaba Lamczyk's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Francis Calmes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svetoslav Vardarov in the 21st minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Svetoslav Vardarov notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Ekipa Gabi's Francis Calmes. Francis Calmes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 25 minutes into the match, Expresso Ranelagh's goalkeeper Pablo Lohitzun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zachary Pankowski. Lucjan Dembowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 31st minute Svetoslav Vardarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francis Calmes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Svetoslav Vardarov in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Francis Calmes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachary Pankowski in the 39th minute of play forced Expresso Ranelagh's goalkeeper Pablo Lohitzun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Svetoslav Vardarov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Expresso Ranelagh's supporters rose to their feet, but Svetoslav Vardarov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francis Calmes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Svetoslav Vardarov struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Francis Calmes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Expresso Ranelagh. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Doru Mihuț to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ekipa Gabi's goalkeeper Francis Calmes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 53rd minute, Svetoslav Vardarov made a precise shot to the right of Francis Calmes. Ekipa Gabi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Svetoslav Vardarov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Francis Calmes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Pablo Lohitzun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barnaba Lamczyk in the 59th minute of play. Expresso Ranelagh's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Valentino Rosas in the 64th minute. The corner ended in Valentino Rosas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ekipa Gabi's Francis Calmes did a great save. Zula Fetor hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute, Svetoslav Vardarov 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Svetoslav Vardarov in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Francis Calmes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 72nd match minute, Expresso Ranelagh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Chus to maneuver through the defense. Expresso Ranelagh made a substitution. Márcio Lago replaced Svetoslav Vardarov. Pablo Lohitzun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Doru Mihuț's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachary Pankowski in the 77th minute of play forced Expresso Ranelagh's goalkeeper Pablo Lohitzun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Expresso Ranelagh's Márcio Lago dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Pablo Lohitzun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barnaba Lamczyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Márcio Lago received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Francis Calmes came out and tried to block the shot, but Márcio Lago slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 87th minute. Ekipa Gabi's defense didn't have a chance, in the 90th minute, when Márcio Lago scored to the left of an out of position Francis Calmes, making the score, 0-5. After 95 minutes of play, Ekipa Gabi's Doru Mihuț made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pablo Lohitzun was left in no man's land by his defense there!