World League

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Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Witold Bycofski kicked off to start the match. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Witold Bycofski sped through Galatasaray SK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Latif Al Fakir. When Witold Bycofski came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Nieciece 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 Witold Bycofski couldn't finish the play. Latif Al Fakir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryszard Podwojski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Latif Al Fakir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Witold Bycofski in the 11th minute of play. After 12 minutes, Anders Målare mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galatasaray SK and the Nieciece players grew even worse after the yellow card. Anders Målare hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Witold Bycofski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Latif Al Fakir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Witold Bycofski in the 19th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Nieciece's Witold Bycofski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Latif Al Fakir narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee felt a red card was in order, 27 minutes into the game, when Frank Zijden put in a rough tackle. Witold Bycofski took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Latif Al Fakir. Latif Al Fakir 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. Latif Al Fakir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sotiris Bagasakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Latif Al Fakir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sotiris Bagasakos in the 33rd minute of the match. If Eric Oltean had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 37 minutes into the game, Nieciece's Sotiris Bagasakos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Latif Al Fakir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eric Oltean to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryszard Podwojski in the 54th minute of play forced Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Latif Al Fakir came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Nieciece's Witold Bycofski. But to his dismay, Witold Bycofski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 58 minutes into the game, Stepan Kolyshko threw the ball into play from the sideline. Nieciece's Samuel Wallengren quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 61st minute, Anders Målare left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galatasaray SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. Nieciece's Dragomir Breković was substituted for Andrzej Harbaszewski. 65 minutes into the game, Dragomir Breković recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Latif Al Fakir. Dragomir Breković showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-6. Latif Al Fakir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sotiris Bagasakos in the 69th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dragomir Breković in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Latif Al Fakir saved Galatasaray SK from getting behind. 74 minutes into the game, Nieciece's Miromir Kazanowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Latif Al Fakir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-7. Anders Målare kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Latif Al Fakir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dragomir Breković, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Miromir Kazanowski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Latif Al Fakir. That made the score 1-8 in the 79 minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sotiris Bagasakos. In the 90th match minute, Galatasaray SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Hagi to maneuver through the defense. Nieciece's 刘竞旭 got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 93rd minute Sotiris Bagasakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Latif Al Fakir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 95 minutes of play, Nieciece's Miromir Kazanowski made it 1-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Latif Al Fakir was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Nieciece had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.