World League

Polonia
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paulo Seco kicked off to start the match. Alfred Niedbalski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Seco in the 3rd minute of play. After 4 played minutes Flatline Zombies got a freekick which was hit by George Oprița. After a defensive mix-up in Polonia Łaziska's zone, Levent Erkinay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfred Niedbalski came out of the goal and Levent Erkinay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 10 minutes into the match, Paulo Seco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfred Niedbalski. Polonia Łaziska's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulo Seco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Alfred Niedbalski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levent Erkinay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flatline Zombies were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Polonia Łaziska's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Finn Neeser took the corner. The corner ended in Finn Neeser almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Polonia Łaziska's Alfred Niedbalski did a great save. In the 17th minute Liborius Müller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfred Niedbalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Leon Kalb managed to get in a good position for a shot. Flatline Zombies's supporters rose to their feet, but Leon Kalb was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfred Niedbalski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Flatline Zombies's Paulo Seco got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alfred Niedbalski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liborius Müller, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute Paulo Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfred Niedbalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 31 minutes of play, Flatline Zombies's Paulo Seco made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfred Niedbalski was left in no man's land by his defense there! 37 minutes into the match, Paulo Seco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfred Niedbalski. Polonia Łaziska's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulo Seco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Alfred Niedbalski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liborius Müller, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The throw-in from Valentin Rindlisbacher in the 43rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Polonia Łaziska's Miromir Trela. Paulo Seco took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfred Niedbalski. Alfred Niedbalski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Flatline Zombies's Enrique Freitag was substituted for Levent Erkinay. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juliano Candeias to make the kick off. Edmondo Conti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Alfred Niedbalski made a huge save. When the match clock showed 56 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Paulo Seco sped through Polonia Łaziska's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alfred Niedbalski. Alfred Niedbalski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfred Niedbalski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Kalb in the 61st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Seco in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfred Niedbalski saved Polonia Łaziska from getting behind. Alfred Niedbalski was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Edmondo Conti capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edmondo Conti really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paulo Seco in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfred Niedbalski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 77th play minutes Paulo Seco shot 0-11, a short shot which went by Alfred Niedbalski and just under the crossbar into goal. In the last second Alfred Niedbalski throw himself and got hold of the ball when Paulo Seco in the 81stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 84 minutes, André Piø mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Polonia Łaziska and the Flatline Zombies players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Polonia Łaziska getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. André Piø hit a great ball. Tomasz Siwy kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. When the match was over Flatline Zombies could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Polonia Łaziska throughout the match.