World League

Estadio Calicas
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) In the 4th minute, Azar Azarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maciej Kiepski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Norberto Linhares having to make a save. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Loures's goalkeeper Norberto Linhares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Norberto Linhares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacy Czekaj in the 10th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, KKS Lech Poznań's goal looked a bit too open when Azar Azarov came free, but Norbert Grondzki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Maciej Kiepski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Norbert Grondzki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Azar Azarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ignacy Czekaj came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the KKS Lech Poznań 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 Ignacy Czekaj couldn't finish the play. 23 minutes into the match, Loures's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacy Czekaj came free, but Norberto Linhares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ignacy Czekaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Radowit Lato kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 36th minute of the match Azar Azarov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Norbert Grondzki skillfully saved the ball. Rasmus Højlund might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Norbert Grondzki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rasmus Højlund ran back to his position shaking his head. A hard shot 39 in the game by Rasmus Højlund from a close distance when the talented Norbert Grondzki managed to make a qualified save. KKS Lech Poznań's players were relieved. Rasmus Højlund in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Norbert Grondzki, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rodrigo Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maciej Kiepski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Loures's Éder Brochado got a free kick in the 51st minute. The audience was convinced that Rasmus Højlund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Norbert Grondzki was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. 55 minutes into the match, KKS Lech Poznań's goal looked a bit too open when Rasmus Højlund came free, but Norbert Grondzki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 56 minutes KKS Lech Poznań's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Azar Azarov who took care of the corner kick. Azar Azarov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Norbert Grondzki read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. After some careless play in the KKS Lech Poznań defense, Rasmus Højlund kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Norbert Grondzki. The KKS Lech Poznań fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Norbert Grondzki should have stopped the shot. Gökcan Ünaldi kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After 65 minutes of play, KKS Lech Poznań's Ebi Smolarek made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Norberto Linhares was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to KKS Lech Poznań getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Giuseppe Leão hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rasmus Højlund in the 69th minute of play forced KKS Lech Poznań's goalkeeper Norbert Grondzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Rasmus Højlund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute, Radowit Lato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Norbert Grondzki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Azar Azarov in the 75th minute of the match. Ebi Smolarek received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Norberto Linhares came out and tried to block the shot, but Ebi Smolarek slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 76th minute. In the 80th minute, Rasmus Højlund made a precise shot to the right of Norbert Grondzki. KKS Lech Poznań's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 85 minutes into the match, KKS Lech Poznań's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Ribeiro came free, but Norbert Grondzki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norberto Linhares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ebi Smolarek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The KKS Lech Poznań players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Loures from taking control. The game ends in a draw.