World League

Fighters Stadion
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Hamburg Fighters's Gianni Balla 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. In the 4th minute, Gaudencio Lekubegi 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. Gustaw Fafinski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 6th minute of play. Hamburg Fighters's Gustaw Fafinski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 6th minute of play. Hamburg Fighters's Gustaw Fafinski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 10th minute of play. After 10 minutes of play, LavAzzA's Gaudencio Lekubegi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gustaw Fafinski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Maicon Fonseca charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maicon Fonseca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 13 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hamburg Fighters! The referee gave LavAzzA a penalty, 15 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Marcus Skytt, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Hamburg Fighters's Gustaw Fafinski. 0-2. In the 17th minute of the match, Dinu Bocu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Iwan Lepucki was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Gaudencio Lekubegi 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. Gustaw Fafinski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Skytt, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. LavAzzA's attentive Amerigo Labarra managed to snatch the ball when Enrico Piccirilli made a throw-in in the 26th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the match, Hamburg Fighters's goal looked a bit too open when Gaudencio Lekubegi came free, but Gustaw Fafinski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LavAzzA's Gaudencio Lekubegi got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gianni Balla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Iwan Lepucki made a huge save. If Gianluca Balla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcus Skytt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustaw Fafinski having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Gustaw Fafinski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 53rd minute of play forced Hamburg Fighters's goalkeeper Gustaw Fafinski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute Gaudencio Lekubegi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustaw Fafinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iwan Lepucki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dinu Bocu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LavAzzA's Iwan Lepucki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gianni Balla in the 66th minute of play. The supporters of Hamburg Fighters booed when LavAzzA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xu Rong Chao didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 70th minute of play forced Hamburg Fighters's goalkeeper Gustaw Fafinski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LavAzzA's Iwan Lepucki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gianluca Balla in the 72nd minute of play. In the 75th minute Gaudencio Lekubegi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustaw Fafinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Enrico Piccirilli made in the 78th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by LavAzzA's Xavier von Felten. Gianni Balla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LavAzzA made a substitution. Fernando Pinto replaced Amerigo Labarra. LavAzzA made a substitution. Mai Di Chao replaced Adam Vase. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gianluca Balla in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iwan Lepucki prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 89 minutes LavAzzA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gianni Balla who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Brandon Rick got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Iwan Lepucki quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gustaw Fafinski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 92nd minute of play. In the 95th minute Gianluca Balla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwan Lepucki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.