World League

Stadion Jui Kuen
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Abandon All Hope's Jan Pająk 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. A.A. Pędzący Bimber's Filip Merski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save A.A. Pędzący Bimber from getting a goal against them. Barney Barns struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Meng Yan Jing didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.A. Pędzący Bimber. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ariel Gilabert in the 9th minute of play. Meng Yan Jing came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by A.A. Pędzący Bimber's Ariel Gilabert. But to his dismay, Ariel Gilabert quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barney Barns in the 13th minute of play forced Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 minutes Abandon All Hope's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Henrik Nordlund who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Barney Barns almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing did a great save. After 19 minutes, Dedê de Castro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Abandon All Hope and the A.A. Pędzący Bimber players grew even worse after the yellow card. 21 minutes into the game, A.A. Pędzący Bimber's Tomasz Kiszkiel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Meng Yan Jing made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. If Barney Barns had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Abandon All Hope getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Yao Xiang Zheng hit a great ball. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ariel Gilabert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Meng Yan Jing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Emil Dunajski could shoot a difficult shot in the 45th minute, which Filip Merski however easily saved by the left post. In the 45th minute, Jan Pająk reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Filip Merski. The goal made the score 1-2. The Abandon All Hope players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. A.A. Pędzący Bimber were winning 1-2.

The audience was convinced that Jan Pająk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Filip Merski was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when A.A. Pędzący Bimber's Cyryl Setara in the 58th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Meng Yan Jing was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Abandon All Hope through an amazing save. Ariel Gilaberts short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Meng Yan Jing to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Meng Yan Jing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomasz Kiszkiel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, Jan Pająk notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of A.A. Pędzący Bimber's Filip Merski. Filip Merski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 68 played minutes Abandon All Hope got a freekick which was hit by Yao Xiang Zheng. In the 68th minute, Henrik Nordlund sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing didn't even have to move. In the 72nd match minute, Abandon All Hope was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Pająk to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of A.A. Pędzący Bimber booed when Abandon All Hope was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fu Wei Di didn't get a good kick on the ball. Meng Yan Jing stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomasz Kiszkiel's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Henrik Nordlund charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henrik Nordlund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 83 played minutes A.A. Pędzący Bimber got a freekick which was hit by Henrik Nordlund. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomasz Kiszkiel in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Meng Yan Jing prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Henrik Nordlund was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Abandon All Hope booed when A.A. Pędzący Bimber was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henrik Nordlund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antoni Adamowicz struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Filip Merski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Abandon All Hope. Jan Pająk hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.