World League

Palácio Ferroviário
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Sydney Gonçalves started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Concordia Knurów's Igor Škarpa in the 2nd minute got a chance for a shot 2nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Psiu!'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 5th minute Igor Škarpa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laércio Sá saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hong Zheng Zhan in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laércio Sá saved Psiu! from getting behind. In the 11th minute, Urbano Alzola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Igor Škarpa might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Laércio Sá. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Igor Škarpa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 14th minute Igor Škarpa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laércio Sá saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sydney Gonçalves got free with Lucjan Bielejewski in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Škarpa in the 21st minute of play forced Psiu!'s goalkeeper Laércio Sá to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laércio Sá stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Igor Škarpa's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. When Hong Zheng Zhan came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Concordia Knurów 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 Hong Zheng Zhan couldn't finish the play. Jacek Biskupiak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laércio Sá having to interfere. A collision led to Concordia Knurów getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Mieszko Barniszke hit a great ball. The supporters of Psiu! booed when Concordia Knurów was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hong Zheng Zhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lucjan Bielejewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sydney Gonçalves in the 38th minute of the match. Urbano Alzola kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Mieszko Barniszke 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. Cafu Berger hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, Igor Škarpa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Laércio Sá was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1.

In the 52nd minute Hong Zheng Zhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laércio Sá saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute of the match, Igor Škarpa got a very nice opportunity to score, but Laércio Sá was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Concordia Knurów's zone, Sydney Gonçalves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucjan Bielejewski came out of the goal and Sydney Gonçalves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sydney Gonçalves during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th match minute, Psiu! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sydney Gonçalves to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Psiu!'s goalkeeper Laércio Sá had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Igor Škarpa. Laércio Sá made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Hong Zheng Zhan sent off a good shot on target. When Sydney Gonçalves came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Psiu! 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 Sydney Gonçalves couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Psiu!'s Urbano Alzola got a free kick in the 65th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mieszko Barniszke got free with Laércio Sá in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mané Castro's late challenge caught a Concordia Knurów's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mané Castro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Psiu! getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Mané Castro hit a great ball. Igor Škarpa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Laércio Sá made a huge save. Igor Škarpa kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 69thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Psiu!'s keeper Laércio Sá was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Laércio Sá took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Škarpa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Laércio Sá came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Concordia Knurów's Jacek Biskupiak. But to his dismay, Jacek Biskupiak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 80 minutes into the game, Hong Zheng Zhan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Laércio Sá was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Igor Škarpa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Igor Škarpa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hong Zheng Zhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Concordia Knurów had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.