World League

Silesia Arena
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Sporting Burgas's Vintilă Ghițulescu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Geovanni Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Perpiñán having to interfere. István Sipos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ke Xiong Chen in the 9th minute of the match. Álvaro Perpiñán stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Geovanni Araújo's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Boran Çırağ charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Boran Çırağ the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. FC Pierońskie Hanysy's Román Verdeja managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Seve Sevilla in the 17 minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Geovanni Araújo got free with Álvaro Perpiñán in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ke Xiong Chen in the 25th minute of play forced FC Pierońskie Hanysy's goalkeeper István Sipos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Davor Šuker struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. István Sipos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sporting Burgas. With a little luck, Sporting Burgas's Álvaro Perpiñán got control of the ball when Geovanni Araújo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Vintilă Ghițulescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of István Sipos. FC Pierońskie Hanysy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vintilă Ghițulescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Álvaro Perpiñán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovanni Araújo in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Geovanni Araújo made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Geovanni Araújo in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Álvaro Perpiñán prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovanni Araújo in the 56th minute of play forced Sporting Burgas's goalkeeper Álvaro Perpiñán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sporting Burgas's Cedro Pantoja pulled a muscle in his leg after 57 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Boran Çırağ was shown his second yellow card after 57 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Sporting Burgas made a substitution. Maurin Canturri replaced Cedro Pantoja. In the 59th minute, Boran Çırağ hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, FC Pierońskie Hanysy's István Sipos got control of the ball when Vintilă Ghițulescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC Pierońskie Hanysy made a substitution. Holger Ettur replaced Geovanni Araújo. With a little luck, FC Pierońskie Hanysy's István Sipos got control of the ball when Vintilă Ghițulescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, FC Pierońskie Hanysy's Holger Ettur sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Álvaro Perpiñán narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sporting Burgas's Antonio Fioriti was substituted for Vintilă Ghițulescu. In the 84th minute, Antonio Fioriti got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Holger Ettur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Álvaro Perpiñán tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, FC Pierońskie Hanysy's goalkeeper István Sipos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ke Xiong Chen. The supporters of Sporting Burgas booed when FC Pierońskie Hanysy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Kornecki didn't get a good kick on the ball.