World League

Coloseum of Arrakeen
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Johnathan Bowden kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute Junior Quintana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christof Deroek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesinha Vargas in the 7th minute of play forced Selebi-Phikwe's goalkeeper Christof Deroek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christof Deroek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Junior Quintana in the 10th minute of play. After 10 played minutes Selebi-Phikwe got a freekick which was hit by Marc Thidén. Selebi-Phikwe's Victor Lundqvist quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Fryderyk Bielejewski, made in the 13th minute of the game. Johnathan Bowden might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Piotr Furgat. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Johnathan Bowden ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johnathan Bowden in the 14th minute of play forced Fedaykin of Arrakeen's goalkeeper Piotr Furgat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cesinha Vargas kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fedaykin of Arrakeen's goalkeeper Piotr Furgat, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Selebi-Phikwe's Christof Deroek got control of the ball when Cesinha Vargas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Selebi-Phikwe's Christof Deroek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Selebi-Phikwe from getting a goal against them. Bogumil Zbydniewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Christof Deroek made a huge save. Bogumil Zbydniewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Christof Deroek made a huge save. Johnathan Bowden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 29 minutes into the match, Johnathan Bowden had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Piotr Furgat. Fedaykin of Arrakeen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Johnathan Bowden was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Piotr Furgat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnathan Bowden in the 32nd minute of play. Fedaykin of Arrakeen's Piotr Furgat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnathan Bowden in the 33rd minute of play. After 35 minutes of play, Selebi-Phikwe's Johnathan Bowden made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Piotr Furgat was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 40th minute Fryderyk Bielejewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christof Deroek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bogumil Zbydniewski in the 41st play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Christof Deroek kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-2 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. Piotr Furgat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnathan Bowden in the 45th minute of play. Christof Deroek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Bagge in the 46th minute of the match. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by Selebi-Phikwe's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lars Bagge was slow to take the kick. During this time Fedaykin of Arrakeen's players had a chance to rest. Lars Bagge made a great header on Fedaykin of Arrakeen's corner, it was just that Selebi-Phikwe's Christof Deroek managed to reach the ball for a save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

In the 51st minute Cesinha Vargas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christof Deroek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 67 minutes, Johnathan Bowden managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Selebi-Phikwe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Johnathan Bowden was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Selebi-Phikwe's Wincent Kanczuszewski was substituted for Erik Van Buyten. In the 74thth minute of the game Johnathan Bowden who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fedaykin of Arrakeen's Piotr Furgat was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christof Deroek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fryderyk Bielejewski in the 75th minute of the match. Christof Deroek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Bagge in the 76th minute of play. Christof Deroek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damazy Dziewulski in the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th minute Fedaykin of Arrakeen were awarded a corner. Lars Bagge went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Fedaykin of Arrakeen's corner Lars Bagge fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Christof Deroek quite easily take care of the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Fedaykin of Arrakeen's goal looked a bit too open when Louis-Philippe Pelsmaeckers came free, but Piotr Furgat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christof Deroek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesinha Vargas in the 84th minute of the match. Piotr Furgat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Louis-Philippe Pelsmaeckers, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute.