World League

Underdogs Arena
Spectators: 8125 (Terracing: 6095, Seating: 1869, VIP seats: 161) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Piearres Olalla took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute, Paolo Cucao left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Filipe Meireles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dolf Schoonderwoerd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 19 minutes, Dolf Schoonderwoerd managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Underdogs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dolf Schoonderwoerd was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dolf Schoonderwoerd got free with Filipe Meireles in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paolo Cucao's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jan Wessel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. After some careless play in the The Underdogs defense, Paolo Cucao kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jan Wessel. The The Underdogs fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jan Wessel should have stopped the shot. Jan Wessel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Cucao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's Paolo Cucao sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jan Wessel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jan Wessel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Cucao, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lech Frankowski in the 40th minute. KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's Filipe Meireles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ from getting a goal against them. In the 46th minute Agustin Lain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Wessel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Paolo Cucao made the kick off in the second half. The Underdogs's Jan Wessel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paolo Cucao in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iustin Hațegan in the 56th minute of play forced KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's goalkeeper Filipe Meireles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute Dolf Schoonderwoerd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filipe Meireles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filipe Meireles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 59th minute of the match. Jan Wessel made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Paolo Cucao sent off a good shot on target. In the 64th minute of the match KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ got a corner. The Underdogs's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lech Frankowski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Czeslaw Patora was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Piearres Olalla struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Filipe Meireles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Underdogs. In the 69th minute Paolo Cucao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Wessel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 71st minute of play forced KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's goalkeeper Filipe Meireles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filipe Meireles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Piearres Olalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute Iustin Hațegan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filipe Meireles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute Dolf Schoonderwoerd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filipe Meireles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the game, Edgar Winnicki threw the ball into play from the sideline. The Underdogs's Fernan Arixo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The supporters of The Underdogs booed when KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vincent Van Gogh didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd match minute, KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vincent Van Gogh to maneuver through the defense. Robin Boelens took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Filipe Meireles. KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of The Underdogs booed when KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panda Komando didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 95 played minutes, The Underdogs's Emil Kyurpanov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Filipe Meireles came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in The Underdogs reached it. The KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.