World League

Sahara
Spectators: 7646 (Terracing: 5736, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Grigoris Charalambidis started the match with the kick off. Bastion Juźkowa's Grzegorz Duszenski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walmir Pombal in the 2nd minute of play. Grzegorz Duszenski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Soares in the 4th minute of play. Grigoris Charalambidis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Reko Nybacka read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Harvey Goodwin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the game, Grigoris Charalambidis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Reko Nybacka. Grigoris Charalambidis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Grzegorz Duszenski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Maranhense in the 16th minute of play. With a little luck, Catugi FC's Reko Nybacka got control of the ball when Grigoris Charalambidis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Erik Sanches's late challenge caught a Bastion Juźkowa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erik Sanches helped the player get up and apologised. Bastion Juźkowa's Remigiusz Odachowski was substituted for Hugon Gongola. Erik Sanches kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Catugi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Grigoris Charalambidis came free, but Reko Nybacka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reko Nybacka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grigoris Charalambidis in the 27th minute of play. Grigoris Charalambidis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Reko Nybacka made a huge save. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Catugi FC's goalkeeper Reko Nybacka, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 47 minutes into the match, Grigoris Charalambidis notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Catugi FC's Reko Nybacka. Reko Nybacka was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoris Charalambidis in the 55th minute of play forced Catugi FC's goalkeeper Reko Nybacka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bastion Juźkowa's Remigiusz Odachowski quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Walmir Duarte, made in the 57th minute of the game. Harvey Goodwin's late challenge caught a Catugi FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Harvey Goodwin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th match minute, Bastion Juźkowa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harvey Goodwin to maneuver through the defense. Catugi FC's Carlos Alberto Soares got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Walmir Pombal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grigoris Charalambidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Reko Nybacka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoris Charalambidis in the 68th minute of play forced Catugi FC's goalkeeper Reko Nybacka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reko Nybacka stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grigoris Charalambidis's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Bastion Juźkowa made a substitution. Zbigniew Zawacki replaced Grigoris Charalambidis. After a rather tough play, Bastion Juźkowa's Eddie Blount got a free kick in the 79th minute. Reko Nybacka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbigniew Zawacki in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 85th minute Bastion Juźkowa were awarded a corner. Froilan Erlantz went to the cornerflag to take it. Zbigniew Zawacki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bastion Juźkowa's Grzegorz Duszenski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alberto Soares in the 90th minute of play. Grzegorz Duszenski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime França in the 93rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Bastion Juźkowa's Froilan Erlantz got a free kick in the 95th minute. In the 96th minute of the match Erik Sanches sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Grzegorz Duszenski skillfully saved the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Bastion Juźkowa had won after a very even match.