World League

EL PASO
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) A sloppy throw-in by Andreas Billing in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Lauri Virves. A collision led to ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Lauri Virves hit a great ball. In the 4th minute of the match Jarūnas Saponka sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Iosif Tsoleridis skillfully saved the ball. ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Lauri Virves quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Andreas Billing, made in the 7th minute of the game. If Gottfrid Asklöv had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leszek Falke struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Iosif Tsoleridis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zielonka Gdansk. In the 12th minute Leszek Falke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Tsoleridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iosif Tsoleridis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiu Ling Lang in the 14th minute of the match. Davi Lendaa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Jan Tomaszewski made a huge save. Kleanthis Lianos scored 1-0 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jan Tomaszewski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leszek Falke in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iosif Tsoleridis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zielonka Gdansk were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jarūnas Saponka took the corner. After taking down the ball on Zielonka Gdansk's corner Jarūnas Saponka fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Iosif Tsoleridis quite easily take care of the ball. Iosif Tsoleridis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leszek Falke's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leszek Falke in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iosif Tsoleridis saved ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leszek Falke in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iosif Tsoleridis saved ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ from getting behind. Zielonka Gdansk were furious when Mariusz Flis was red carded, 38 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Leszek Falke managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zielonka Gdansk's supporters rose to their feet, but Leszek Falke was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iosif Tsoleridis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anthimos Nioras during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd match minute, ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthimos Nioras to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute, Cyprian Sitko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zielonka Gdansk fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Davi Lendaa to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Davi Lendaa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Tomaszewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kleanthis Lianos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leszek Falke in the 60th minute of play forced ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's goalkeeper Iosif Tsoleridis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Leszek Falke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Tsoleridis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kleanthis Lianos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Tomaszewski having to interfere. ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Kerem Aktürkoglu was substituted for Eustaquio Vermudo. Zielonka Gdansk's Jan Tomaszewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kleanthis Lianos in the 71st minute of play. Jan Tomaszewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kleanthis Lianos in the 73rd minute of the match. Jan Tomaszewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nektarios Dourekas in the 77th minute of play. Zielonka Gdansk made a substitution. Kryspin Puchlik replaced Wasyl Lewicki. Leszek Falkes short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Iosif Tsoleridis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 94 minutes into the match, ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's goalkeeper Iosif Tsoleridis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leszek Falke. Kerem Aktürkoglu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Zielonka Gdansk walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.