World League

BŁĘKITNI STARGARD
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) 3 minutes into the game, Herminio Cresconio threw the ball into play from the sideline. Westbam's Ulryk Mitus quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albin Ånger in the 4th minute of play forced Westbam's goalkeeper Gwidon Iwanowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Albin Ånger in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gwidon Iwanowski saved Westbam from getting behind. In the 11th minute, Urbano Balasi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gwidon Iwanowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Westbam's Gwidon Iwanowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albin Ånger in the 15th minute of play. Gwidon Iwanowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albin Ånger in the 16th minute of the match. Janusz Murdza hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Albin Ånger in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gwidon Iwanowski saved Westbam from getting behind. Gwidon Iwanowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albin Ånger in the 20th minute of the match. Arturo Guib made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Szczepan Ikalewicz in the 22nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Albin Ånger in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gwidon Iwanowski saved Westbam from getting behind. If Urbano Balasi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gwidon Iwanowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albin Ånger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Teodosio Lop almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Westbam's Gwidon Iwanowski did a great save. When La Zabaleta's Albin Ånger in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Westbam's goalie prevented a goal. In the 41st minute, Albin Ånger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Zabaleta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Albin Ånger was the one to do the kick off. Albin Ånger's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 52ndth minute, Gwidon Iwanowski skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 53rd minute, Albin Ånger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Zabaleta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Westbam's Gwidon Iwanowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amancio Ekain in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Janusz Murdza in the 60th minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Arturo Guib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gwidon Iwanowski was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Albin Ånger capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Albin Ånger really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. In the 71st minute, Albin Ånger 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. In the 74th minute, La Zabaleta's Albin Ånger ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gwidon Iwanowski. Gwidon Iwanowski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. The supporters of Westbam booed when La Zabaleta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urbano Balasi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Albin Ånger made a precise shot to the right of Gwidon Iwanowski. Westbam's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. The audience was convinced that Albin Ånger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gwidon Iwanowski was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. La Zabaleta were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after Westbam's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Robustiano Guillerme took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Westbam's goalie and right to Leo Machado. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Westbam's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Albin Ånger who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Gwidon Iwanowski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 91 minutes into the game, Borys Smolarek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Westbam's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Zabaleta the free kick. In the 91st minute, Borys Smolarek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. La Zabaleta's Arturo Guib played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Szczepan Ikalewicz in the 94th minute of play. Arturo Guib took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tolek Pyrzyce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Zabaleta played a much better game than Westbam and deserved their victory. The Westbam players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.