World League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Imanol Erosa made the kick off and thus started the match. Espen Steelers's Alain Berset got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 12 minutes, Stan Wawrinka managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espen Steelers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stan Wawrinka was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Zapniów's Boguslaw Jaraczewski got control of the ball when Alain Berset tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th minute, Marcin Drozdowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the match, Zapniów's goalkeeper Boguslaw Jaraczewski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Williams Imholz. Alain Berset could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Boguslaw Jaraczewski made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Stefan Gerlach put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Gregor Kobel. Gregor Kobel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Imanol Erosa went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Boguslaw Jaraczewski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alain Berset in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute of the match Espen Steelers got a corner. Zapniów's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Williams Imholz ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Williams Imholz almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Zapniów's Boguslaw Jaraczewski did a great save. Boguslaw Jaraczewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alain Berset in the 34th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alain Berset in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Boguslaw Jaraczewski saved Zapniów from getting behind. Alain Berset sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alain Berset got free with Boguslaw Jaraczewski in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roman Beljean hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Stan Wawrinka to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Espen Steelers's Alain Berset nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Boguslaw Jaraczewski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Espen Steelers's Marco Odermatt managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ignacy Zakrzewski in the 58 minute of the game. Alain Berset sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alain Berset in the 59th minute of play forced Zapniów's goalkeeper Boguslaw Jaraczewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Espen Steelers's Gregor Kobel got control of the ball when Imanol Erosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alain Berset's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Boguslaw Jaraczewski was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Alain Berset scored 2-2 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Boguslaw Jaraczewski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Espen Steelers's Rogelio Montez was substituted for Alain Berset. In the 75th minute, Rogelio Montez made a precise shot to the right of Boguslaw Jaraczewski. Zapniów's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Espen Steelers made a substitution. Alex Ioneasa replaced Tobie Canclini. Gregor Kobel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Imanol Erosa in the 79th minute of the match. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Zapniów's goalkeeper Boguslaw Jaraczewski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 86 minutes into the game, Espen Steelers's Rogelio Montez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Boguslaw Jaraczewski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. In the 88th minute, Rogelio Montez made a precise shot to the right of Boguslaw Jaraczewski. Zapniów's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. Mithat Adıvar took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gregor Kobel. Gregor Kobel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-3. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Espen Steelers had won after a very even match.