World League

Monumental Guayaquil
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) KP Opel Kamień's Kacper Mochowak started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gigih Bang made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Ulizes Sola sent off a good shot on target. Gigih Bang was a little too slow when Ulizes Sola got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. Gigih Bang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xaiver Ascarretazabal's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Kacper Mochowak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nacho González having to interfere. In the 14th minute Ángel Baena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nacho González saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Astillero del Guayas's goal looked a bit too open when Kacper Mochowak came free, but Nacho González reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute, Kacper Mochowak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KP Opel Kamień fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Nacho González made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kacper Mochowak in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zarando Eguizabal in the 23rd minute of play forced KP Opel Kamień's goalkeeper Gigih Bang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Kacper Mochowak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nacho González was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Nacho González took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ángel Baena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Astillero del Guayas defense, Ángel Baena kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nacho González. The Astillero del Guayas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nacho González should have stopped the shot. Kacper Mochowak struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Nacho González didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KP Opel Kamień. 36 minutes into the match, KP Opel Kamień's goalkeeper Gigih Bang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zarando Eguizabal. In the 38th minute, Xaiver Ascarretazabal made a precise shot to the right of Gigih Bang. KP Opel Kamień's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ángel Baena in the 43rd minute of play forced Astillero del Guayas's goalkeeper Nacho González to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kacper Mochowak struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Nacho González didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KP Opel Kamień. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Alvaro Masa's late challenge caught a KP Opel Kamień's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alvaro Masa helped the player get up and apologised. Alvaro Masa kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Kacper Mochowak who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Nacho González when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 62nd match minute, KP Opel Kamień was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ritchie Van Menen to maneuver through the defense. After 63 played minutes, Astillero del Guayas's Ziemowit Lampa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gigih Bang 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 Astillero del Guayas reached it. If Kacper Mochowak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Astillero del Guayas's Nacho González proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Astillero del Guayas from getting a goal against them. Nacho González took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ángel Baena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Astillero del Guayas's Nacho González played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ángel Baena in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Xaiver Ascarretazabal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Astillero del Guayas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. 71 minutes into the match, Astillero del Guayas's goalkeeper Nacho González had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kacper Mochowak. Kacper Mochowaks short, quick shot in the 72ndth minute got Nacho González to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zarando Eguizabal in the 74th minute of play forced KP Opel Kamień's goalkeeper Gigih Bang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gigih Bang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zarando Eguizabal in the 76th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ulizes Sola in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gigih Bang prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gigih Bang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zarando Eguizabal in the 80th minute of the match. A hard shot 81 in the game by Kacper Mochowak from a close distance when the talented Nacho González managed to make a qualified save. Astillero del Guayas's players were relieved. After 82 played minutes KP Opel Kamień got a freekick which was hit by Ritchie Van Menen. After 83 played minutes KP Opel Kamień got a freekick which was hit by Ritchie Van Menen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xaiver Ascarretazabal in the 84th minute of play forced KP Opel Kamień's goalkeeper Gigih Bang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ritchie Van Menen hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Gigih Bang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zarando Eguizabal, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Alkis Alkus hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. When Xaiver Ascarretazabal came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Astillero del Guayas 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 Xaiver Ascarretazabal couldn't finish the play. When the referee ended the match the Astillero del Guayas players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.