World League

Stadion Miejski
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Malvinas Argentinas's Serafin Quentin 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 2nd match minute, Malvinas Argentinas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvio Baleren to maneuver through the defense. 5 minutes into the match, Majachun's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Ciceron came free, but Gianluigi Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gianluigi Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Natanael in the 6th minute of play. Majachun's Gianluigi Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Toney in the 8th minute of play. After 10 minutes of play, Malvinas Argentinas's Serafin Quentin made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gianluigi Donnarumma was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 15th minute Miguel Ciceron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ermegildo Baristo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Olivier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Venancio Nuno during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th minute, Venancio Nuno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Toney in the 20th minute of the match. A collision led to Majachun getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Alfred Pankowski hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute Serafin Quentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Malvinas Argentinas's Ermegildo Baristo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Malvinas Argentinas from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Natanael in the 31st minute of play forced Majachun's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roland Olivier hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Ciceron, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Hugo Natanael cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Gianluigi Donnarumma was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 42 minutes into the match, Majachun's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Ciceron came free, but Gianluigi Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Wieslaw Wykowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Malvinas Argentinas were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Remigiusz Cisek made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Ciceron in the 53rd minute of play forced Majachun's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute of the match Malvinas Argentinas got a corner. Majachun's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Silvio Baleren ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Alfred Pankowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serafin Quentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gianluigi Donnarumma having to interfere. Stefan Niziolek kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. A long shot from Silvio Baleren in the 65th minute of play was well struck, but Gianluigi Donnarumma made a really good save at the right post. After 70 minutes of play, Malvinas Argentinas's Hugo Natanael made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gianluigi Donnarumma was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hugo Natanael struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Malvinas Argentinas. After 80 played minutes Malvinas Argentinas got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Toney. In the 81st minute, Alfred Pankowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ermegildo Baristo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. In the 85th match minute, Malvinas Argentinas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Medero to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the game, Alfred Pankowski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Majachun's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Malvinas Argentinas the free kick. After a rather tough play, Majachun's Alfred Pankowski got a free kick in the 87th minute. With a little luck, Majachun's Gianluigi Donnarumma got control of the ball when Serafin Quentin tried to sneak it across the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Majachun's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serafin Quentin.