World League

Stadion Makoszyn
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) In the 7th minute Staffordshire Terrier FC were awarded a corner. Waldemar Guimarães went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Waldemar Guimarães got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Roger Short quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 9th minute Schorsch Schmalzbauer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Short saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pawel Jaroszewicz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clive Holloway having to interfere. Roger Short showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 19th minute of the match. In the 25th minute Schorsch Schmalzbauer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Short saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Schorsch Schmalzbauer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roger Short having to make a save. Roger Short made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 26th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roger Short saved KS Tęcza from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Schorsch Schmalzbauer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roger Short was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 30th minute, Schorsch Schmalzbauer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Staffordshire Terrier FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Sylwester Ziomkowski fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KS Tęcza's protests and gave Sylwester Ziomkowski a yellow card for diving instead. After 35 played minutes KS Tęcza got a freekick which was hit by Sylwester Ziomkowski. Schorsch Schmalzbauer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roger Short read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Schorsch Schmalzbauer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Roger Short made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 40th minute of play. Sylwester Ziomkowski kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Patryk Witek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, KS Tęcza's goal looked a bit too open when Schorsch Schmalzbauer came free, but Roger Short reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The KS Tęcza players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Staffordshire Terrier FC were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Schorsch Schmalzbauer to strike the kick off in the second half. Schorsch Schmalzbauer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roger Short having to make a save. In the 54th minute, Staffordshire Terrier FC's Schorsch Schmalzbauer dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. After 57 played minutes KS Tęcza got a freekick which was hit by Jerzy Rukszcz. A collision led to KS Tęcza getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Cyryl Derlanga hit a great ball. After having played for 59 minutes, Waldemar Guimarães managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Staffordshire Terrier FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Waldemar Guimarães was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Schorsch Schmalzbauer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roger Short having to make a save. Clive Holloway took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pankracy Mlekodaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. KS Tęcza's Roger Short proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save KS Tęcza from getting a goal against them. Roger Short took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Staffordshire Terrier FC made a substitution. Jay Flack replaced Gary Medel. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Oakley Smith was substituted for Mark Mager. Roger Short didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pawel Jaroszewicz in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Clive Holloway saved Staffordshire Terrier FC from getting behind. In the 86th minute, Jerzy Rukszcz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, KS Tęcza's Jerzy Rukszcz got a free kick in the 87th minute. Tristram Gower could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Roger Short made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in KS Tęcza's zone, Tristram Gower stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roger Short came out of the goal and Tristram Gower tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. KS Tęcza's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Tristram Gower 93 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Staffordshire Terrier FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.