World League

ARENA AUF WIDZEW
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marquinhos Rosado kicked off to start the match. Santiago Mele came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Zapniów's Imanol Erosa. But to his dismay, Imanol Erosa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Imanol Erosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Santiago Mele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Imanol Erosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Marquinhos Rosado's late challenge caught a Zapniów's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marquinhos Rosado helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th minute, Marquinhos Rosado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santiago Mele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvano Cibran in the 17th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marquinhos Rosado in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Boguslaw Jaraczewski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Santiago Mele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Imanol Erosa in the 23rd minute of play. WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's Santiago Mele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Gerlach in the 24th minute of play. WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's Santiago Mele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Gerlach in the 32nd minute of play. Stefan Gerlach took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santiago Mele. Santiago Mele dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Zapniów's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mithat Adıvar in the 36th minute. In the 39th minute Stefan Gerlach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Mele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Silvano Cibran had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Santiago Mele. WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silvano Cibran was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Silvano Cibran to strike the kick off in the second half. WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's Santiago Mele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Gerlach in the 50th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Imanol Erosa in the 52nd minute of play forced WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's goalkeeper Santiago Mele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mithat Adıvar was slow to take the kick. During this time Zapniów's players had a chance to rest. After having played for 55 minutes, Ignacy Zakrzewski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zapniów's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ignacy Zakrzewski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Santiago Mele made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Stefan Gerlach sent off a good shot on target. In the 65th minute, Imanol Erosa fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Santiago Mele, passed just outside the right post. In the 68th minute Mithat Adıvar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Mele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Zapniów's Silvano Cibran in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's goalie prevented a goal. In the 75th minute Imanol Erosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Mele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th match minute, WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arkadiusz Sitko to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvano Cibran in the 77th minute of play forced WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ's goalkeeper Santiago Mele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute Zapniów were awarded a corner. Mithat Adıvar went to the cornerflag to take it. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Mithat Adıvar took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Santiago Mele to make any attempt to save it. In the 90th minute, Demetrius Cho 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. Boguslaw Jaraczewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marquinhos Rosado in the 92nd minute of play. Silvano Cibran who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 94thth minute tested the skills of Santiago Mele when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Zapniów getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Imanol Erosa hit a great ball. The WIDZEW ŁÓDŹ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Zapniów were clearly better and deserved to take the win.