World League

Marakana
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Harry Potter started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acácio Nogueira in the 4th minute of play forced LKS Sieraków ŚL's goalkeeper Marcin Osikowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcin Osikowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konrad Wielkopolski, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. If José Carlos da Silveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ni Le Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Corderun, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The AC Batán fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when AC Batán's Acácio Nogueira looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leo Corderun got free with Ni Le Zheng in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcin Osikowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristo Serapio in the 29th minute of play. AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save AC Batán from getting a goal against them. AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Roberto Trevisan in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Acácio Nogueira made a precise shot to the right of Marcin Osikowicz. LKS Sieraków ŚL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. LKS Sieraków ŚL's Marcin Osikowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enzo-Nicolás Perez in the 40th minute of play. After 47 played minutes LKS Sieraków ŚL got a freekick which was hit by Harry Potter. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 53rd play minute Acácio Nogueira came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Marcin Osikowicz. 0-3. After a rather tough play, LKS Sieraków ŚL's Feliks Ikalewicz got a free kick in the 55th minute. The supporters of AC Batán booed when LKS Sieraków ŚL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliks Ikalewicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ni Le Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Roberto Trevisan in the 59th minute of play. AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cosimo Staniscia in the 61st minute of play. Acácio Nogueira might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcin Osikowicz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Acácio Nogueira ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Acácio Nogueira in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcin Osikowicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Acácio Nogueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcin Osikowicz having to interfere. In the 79th minute, Sait Baray hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcin Osikowicz made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Cido Cardozo sent off a good shot on target. AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Roberto Trevisan in the 87th minute of play. Ni Le Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Roberto Trevisan in the 87th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Cido Cardozo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcin Osikowicz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. AC Batán played a much better game than LKS Sieraków ŚL and deserved their victory. The LKS Sieraków ŚL players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.