World League

Avenue of glory
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pankracy Mlekodaj kicked off to start the match. Bogumil Witek kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 7 minutes, Roger Short successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of KS Tęcza booed when Green Horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chan Clet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pawel Jaroszewicz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Chan Clet came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Green Horses fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Chan Clet couldn't finish the play. 16 minutes into the match, KS Tęcza's goalkeeper Roger Short had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kostas Mitseas. Roger Short made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Vaios Petridis sent off a good shot on target. Roger Short showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vaios Petridis in the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, KS Tęcza's Julian Charlap seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Julian Charlap the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of KS Tęcza protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Julian Charlap had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 23rd minute of the game. One of KS Tęcza:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Green Horses:s goal. KS Tęcza:s Roger Short showed great skill when he stopped Chan Clet:s penalty. After 25 minutes of play, Green Horses's Chan Clet made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roger Short was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kostas Mitseas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Roger Short made a huge save. Mateusz Joks's late challenge caught a Green Horses's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mateusz Joks helped the player get up and apologised. In the 37th minute, Mateusz Joks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. KS Tęcza's Roger Short proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save KS Tęcza from getting a goal against them. 39 minutes into the match, KS Tęcza's goal looked a bit too open when Kostas Mitseas came free, but Roger Short reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roger Short was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Vaios Petridis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vaios Petridis really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Vaios Petridis charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vaios Petridis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th minute, Vaios Petridis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Damazy Kaczanek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Chan Clet was the one to do the kick off. Roger Short made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chan Clet in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Odysseas Terzis in the 60th minute of play forced KS Tęcza's goalkeeper Roger Short to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 63 in the game by Damazy Kaczanek from a close distance when the talented Wlodzimierz Rawa managed to make a qualified save. Green Horses's players were relieved. Wlodzimierz Rawa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damazy Kaczanek in the 66th minute. If Bogumil Witek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Green Horses getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Odysseas Terzis hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, KS Tęcza's goal looked a bit too open when Vaios Petridis came free, but Roger Short reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roger Short made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vaios Petridis in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Mitseas in the 83rd minute of play forced KS Tęcza's goalkeeper Roger Short to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Chan Clet 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. The supporters of KS Tęcza booed when Green Horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evripidis Tachtsidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Damazy Kaczanek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Wlodzimierz Rawa made a huge save. Bogumil Witek hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. A collision led to KS Tęcza getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Gwidon Mudry hit a great ball. After 97 played minutes, Green Horses's Thanos Psarros shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Roger Short came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Green Horses reached it. For all the effort they put into the match, the KS Tęcza players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Green Horses.