World League

mt93 Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Sconvols United's Giannis Chatziioannou 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. After some careless play in the mt93 Tarnów defense, Giannis Chatziioannou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cyryl Szpakowski. The mt93 Tarnów fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cyryl Szpakowski should have stopped the shot. 11 minutes into the match, Sconvols United's goal looked a bit too open when Glyn Styles came free, but Alvaro Marchesani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, mt93 Tarnów's goal looked a bit too open when Giannis Chatziioannou came free, but Cyryl Szpakowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvaro Marchesani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Veríssimo Guerreiro in the 15th minute of the match. Cyryl Szpakowski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Giannis Chatziioannou went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Giannis Chatziioannou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Chatziioannou in the 22nd minute of play forced mt93 Tarnów's goalkeeper Cyryl Szpakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, mt93 Tarnów's goal looked a bit too open when Giannis Chatziioannou came free, but Cyryl Szpakowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Glyn Styles managed to get in a good position for a shot. mt93 Tarnów's supporters rose to their feet, but Glyn Styles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alvaro Marchesani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 27 minutes into the game, Sconvols United's Giannis Chatziioannou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cyryl Szpakowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in mt93 Tarnów's zone, Giannis Chatziioannou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cyryl Szpakowski came out of the goal and Giannis Chatziioannou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 31st minute Glyn Styles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Marchesani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, mt93 Tarnów's goal looked a bit too open when Giannis Chatziioannou came free, but Cyryl Szpakowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sconvols United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Giannis Chatziioannou in the 42nd minute. The corner led Sconvols United's Giannis Chatziioannou to fire away a dangerous shot which Cyryl Szpakowski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 44th match minute, mt93 Tarnów was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blas Raymundo to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Glyn Styles to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Sconvols United's Guido D'Angelo got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After 53 played minutes mt93 Tarnów got a freekick which was hit by Blas Raymundo. The throw-in from Jun Misugi in the 55th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by mt93 Tarnów's Blas Raymundo. Alvaro Marchesani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Glyn Styles, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. When Guido D'Angelo fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sconvols United's protests and gave Guido D'Angelo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sconvols United getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Guido D'Angelo hit a great ball. In the 66th minute Glyn Styles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Marchesani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66thth minute of the game Glyn Styles who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sconvols United's Alvaro Marchesani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Giannis Chatziioannou might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cyryl Szpakowski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Giannis Chatziioannou ran back to his position shaking his head. Alvaro Marchesani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glyn Styles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giannis Chatziioannou's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cyryl Szpakowski firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 75th match minute, mt93 Tarnów was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blas Raymundo to maneuver through the defense. Blas Raymundo hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Sconvols United's Alvaro Marchesani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Veríssimo Guerreiro in the 79th minute of play. In the 79thth minute of the game Veríssimo Guerreiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sconvols United's Alvaro Marchesani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Veríssimo Guerreiro hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. If Giannis Chatziioannou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 85 minutes into the match, mt93 Tarnów's goalkeeper Cyryl Szpakowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giannis Chatziioannou. Alvaro Marchesani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrzej Brzonkala, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Sconvols United's Alvaro Marchesani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Glyn Styles in the 91st minute of play. Alvaro Marchesani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Glyn Styles in the 94th minute of play. After 95 played minutes mt93 Tarnów got a freekick which was hit by Ariel Bertin. In the 96th minute, Giannis Chatziioannou 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. Sconvols United were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over mt93 Tarnów's much stronger midfield.