World League

The Last Kingdom
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Royal Knights FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nicanor Eguen was slow to take the kick. During this time F.C. SPERANTZA's players had a chance to rest. F.C. SPERANTZA's Yevgen Sokolyanskyi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Artur Maciejewski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Roman Sobko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Artur Maciejewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicanor Eguen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artur Maciejewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Sobko in the 14th minute of play. In the 18th minute of the match Royal Knights FC got a corner. F.C. SPERANTZA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aníbal Fonseca ran over to the corner to take the kick. Artur Maciejewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yevgen Sokolyanskyi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artur Maciejewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yevgen Sokolyanskyi in the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klement Mnich in the 30th minute of play forced Royal Knights FC's goalkeeper Artur Maciejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Hudson Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 35 minutes of play, F.C. SPERANTZA's Roman Sobko made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Maciejewski was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 42 played minutes F.C. SPERANTZA got a freekick which was hit by Roman Sobko. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Sobko in the 44th minute of play forced Royal Knights FC's goalkeeper Artur Maciejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Klement Mnich to make the kick off. Artur Maciejewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klement Mnich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute, Segundo Volante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Artur Maciejewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klement Mnich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Royal Knights FC's Artur Maciejewski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Royal Knights FC from getting a goal against them. When Benjamin Araújo fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Royal Knights FC's protests and gave Benjamin Araújo a yellow card for diving instead. Artur Maciejewski was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Nicanor Eguen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nicanor Eguen really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. 71 minutes into the match, Royal Knights FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yevgen Sokolyanskyi came free, but Artur Maciejewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 74 in the game by Klement Mnich from a close distance when the talented Artur Maciejewski managed to make a qualified save. Royal Knights FC's players were relieved. Cristóvão Valle scored 1-3 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marjan Yatsenko, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Artur Maciejewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klement Mnich, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 82 minutes into the match, Royal Knights FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yevgen Sokolyanskyi came free, but Artur Maciejewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. F.C. SPERANTZA's Marjan Yatsenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristóvão Valle in the 87th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Royal Knights FC's zone, Roman Sobko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artur Maciejewski came out of the goal and Roman Sobko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marjan Yatsenko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristóvão Valle in the 94th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yevgen Sokolyanskyi got free with Artur Maciejewski in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. F.C. SPERANTZA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.