World League

Hallevi IP
Spectators: 9171 (Terracing: 6880, Seating: 2109, VIP seats: 182) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fabian Czeszejko kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Wargön's Mikael Liberatore sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tolek Kiszkiel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Wargön were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Olimpia HSB's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bayan Baye took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Archibaldo Velaz heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Rodney Lindov scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sören Tunberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fabian Czeszejko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wargön's goalkeeper Sören Tunberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 22nd minute of the match Olimpia HSB got a corner. Wargön's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fernando Morientes ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fabian Czeszejko in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sören Tunberg saved Wargön from getting behind. In the 25th minute, Artur Buba made a precise shot to the right of Tolek Kiszkiel. Olimpia HSB's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Tolek Kiszkiel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikael Liberatore, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute Mikael Liberatore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolek Kiszkiel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wargön's Mikael Liberatore got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 37 minutes into the match, Olimpia HSB's Fernando Morientes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sören Tunberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Archibaldo Velaz made in the 42nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Olimpia HSB's Leon Piekarczyk. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mikael Liberatore to make the kick off. With a little luck, Wargön's Sören Tunberg got control of the ball when Fabian Czeszejko tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Wargön's Sören Tunberg got control of the ball when Fabian Czeszejko tried to sneak it across the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Olimpia HSB's goal looked a bit too open when Mikael Liberatore came free, but Tolek Kiszkiel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tolek Kiszkiel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bayan Baye in the 61st minute of the match. Wargön made a substitution. Iwan Czeberowski replaced Per Söderberg. Wargön made a substitution. Nils-Arne Nilsson replaced Artur Buba. A sloppy throw-in by Calito Izquierdoz in the 68th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Wargön's Zdzislaw Liermann. 68 minutes into the match, Olimpia HSB's goal looked a bit too open when Mikael Liberatore came free, but Tolek Kiszkiel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tolek Kiszkiel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bayan Baye, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tolek Kiszkiel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mikael Liberatore's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Olimpia HSB made a substitution. Jacek Pietrowiak replaced Fabian Czeszejko. In the 80th minute Wargön were awarded a corner. Bayan Baye went to the cornerflag to take it. 84 minutes into the match, Jacek Pietrowiak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sören Tunberg. Wargön's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jacek Pietrowiak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Jacek Pietrowiak received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sören Tunberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Jacek Pietrowiak slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 87th minute. Jacek Pietrowiak scored 1-4 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sören Tunberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Olimpia HSB supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Olimpia HSB would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.