World League

Lynx Arena
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) Ismael Gagriel made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Brzeźnica Lynx getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Slawomir Majusiak hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codrin Dobrea in the 3rd minute of play forced Brzeźnica Lynx's goalkeeper Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexis Arias during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Codrin Dobrea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul having to interfere. If Codrin Dobrea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Quaresma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul having to interfere. Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Quaresma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Quaresma in the 30th minute of play. Besim Orgen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cao Rong Guang in the 31st minute of the match. Ismael Gagriel took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Besim Orgen. Besim Orgen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Codrin Dobrea in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul saved Brzeźnica Lynx from getting behind. Besim Orgen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Gagriel, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kulp's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zenon Brataniec was slow to take the kick. During this time Brzeźnica Lynx's players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wit Kicia got free with Besim Orgen in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Baysal Temizsoy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 46th minute Ernesto Alfonso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Codrin Dobrea was the one to do the kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Brzeźnica Lynx's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Quaresma came free, but Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kulp's Besim Orgen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wit Kicia in the 54th minute of play. Brzeźnica Lynx's Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Brzeźnica Lynx from getting a goal against them. After 56 played minutes Brzeźnica Lynx got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Arias. A collision led to Brzeźnica Lynx getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Alexis Arias hit a great ball. Codrin Dobrea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul made a huge save. The corner ended in Baysal Temizsoy almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Brzeźnica Lynx's Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul did a great save. A hard shot 66 in the game by Codrin Dobrea from a close distance when the talented Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul managed to make a qualified save. Brzeźnica Lynx's players were relieved. In the 68th minute Radomil Soliwoda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Codrin Dobrea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. With a little luck, Brzeźnica Lynx's Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul got control of the ball when Codrin Dobrea tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Codrin Dobrea sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Codrin Dobrea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. 76 minutes into the match, Baysal Temizsoy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul. Brzeźnica Lynx's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baysal Temizsoy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Brzeźnica Lynx's Tombolo Wa Kadima Ruchthanatuchaiiakul proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Brzeźnica Lynx from getting a goal against them. In the 87th minute, Cao Rong Guang 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Kulp had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.