World League

To Madeira Arena
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eloy Alvarez kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Lech Max's Otsoko Balmaceda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ismael Bernad narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind FMArgentina's goalkeeper Ismael Bernad, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 9 minutes into the match, Eloy Alvarez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gwidon Dubilas. Lech Max's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eloy Alvarez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. With a little luck, Lech Max's Gwidon Dubilas got control of the ball when Eloy Alvarez tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 15 minutes of play, FMArgentina's Eloy Alvarez made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gwidon Dubilas was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Lech Max's Ralph Dolby got a free kick in the 21st minute. A collision led to FMArgentina getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Cipriano Belarmo hit a great ball. FMArgentina's Ismael Bernad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otsoko Balmaceda in the 27th minute of play. If Krzysztof Bycofski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the match, Krzysztof Bycofski notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of FMArgentina's Ismael Bernad. Ismael Bernad was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Casimiro Arce kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Ismael Bernad stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Otsoko Balmaceda's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Sinan Şiraz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ismael Bernad read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. After taking down the ball on Lech Max's corner Norbert Kolacki fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ismael Bernad quite easily take care of the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Otsoko Balmaceda stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. FMArgentina's Ismael Bernad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save FMArgentina from getting a goal against them. Lech Max were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after FMArgentina's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Norbert Kolacki took the corner. The corner ended in Nestor Rogel almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FMArgentina's Ismael Bernad did a great save. In the 54th minute, Lech Max's Nestor Rogel ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ismael Bernad. Ismael Bernad yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. 62 minutes into the match, Sebastian Skaradowski notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of FMArgentina's Ismael Bernad. Ismael Bernad was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FMArgentina's Stayko Vatzev was substituted for Humberto Cisco. Lech Max's Konstanty Zielinski managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Cristian Raulo in the 66 minute of the game. In the 67th minute, Otsoko Balmaceda fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ismael Bernad, passed just outside the right post. Clodoveo Ariando kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Norbert Kolacki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ismael Bernad quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. FMArgentina's Evaristo Sagrario was substituted for Moises Gombal. In the 84th minute of the match Lech Max got a corner. FMArgentina's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Norbert Kolacki ran over to the corner to take the kick. Norbert Kolacki made a great header on Lech Max's corner, it was just that FMArgentina's Ismael Bernad managed to reach the ball for a save. 85 minutes into the match, Lech Max's goal looked a bit too open when Cipriano Belarmo came free, but Gwidon Dubilas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute of the match FMArgentina got a corner. Lech Max's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Casimiro Arce ran over to the corner to take the kick. Casimiro Arce made a great header on FMArgentina's corner, it was just that Lech Max's Gwidon Dubilas managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 89th match minute, FMArgentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalmacio Teodor to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 91st minute by Sinan Şiraz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When the match was over Lech Max could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FMArgentina throughout the match.