World League

ARENA ELBLĄG
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Pedro Souza started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Efraín Zercalde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rusi Kerenski, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute, Segundo Abecia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zacarias Seixas. The goal made the score 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Rusi Kerenski managed to get in a good position for a shot. ПФК Миньор Раднево's supporters rose to their feet, but Rusi Kerenski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Efraín Zercalde breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zacarias Seixas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Segundo Abecia in the 13th minute. Segundo Abecia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Zacarias Seixas made a huge save. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper Zacarias Seixas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Leonard Kalemba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 20 played minutes ПФК Миньор Раднево got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Kulekov. 23 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's goal looked a bit too open when Bogdan Nazaria came free, but Zacarias Seixas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Efraín Zercalde stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Souza's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. The audience was convinced that Pedro Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Efraín Zercalde was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. The supporters of ПФК Миньор Раднево booed when LIRA ELBLĄG SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michal Logewnik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Efraín Zercalde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rusi Kerenski in the 31st minute of the match. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Zacarias Seixas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Montenegro in the 32nd minute of play. When ПФК Миньор Раднево's Rusi Kerenski in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's goalie prevented a goal. ПФК Миньор Раднево's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rostislav Peyanski in the 36th minute. Zacarias Seixas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Segundo Abecia in the 37th minute. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Efraín Zercalde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Souza in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Arkadiusz Logewnik threw the ball into play from the sideline. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Daniel Shestakov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Zacarias Seixas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Montenegro in the 41st minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Damian Posadzki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zacarias Seixas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Segundo Abecia to make the kick off. In the 50th minute, Vasko Marholev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zacarias Seixas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Pedro Souza who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Efraín Zercalde when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A hard shot 57 in the game by Pedro Souza from a close distance when the talented Efraín Zercalde managed to make a qualified save. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's players were relieved. After having played for 59 minutes, Daniel Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Montenegro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zacarias Seixas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Montenegro in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd match minute, ПФК Миньор Раднево was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Kulekov to maneuver through the defense. Efraín Zercalde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ottó Csizmadia in the 64th minute of the match. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Efraín Zercalde proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save LIRA ELBLĄG SSA from getting a goal against them. In the 68th match minute, LIRA ELBLĄG SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Montenegro to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 70 minutes, Ottó Csizmadia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ПФК Миньор Раднево's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ottó Csizmadia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Efraín Zercalde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 73rdth minute of the game Pedro Souza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Efraín Zercalde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 74 played minutes LIRA ELBLĄG SSA got a freekick which was hit by Bogdan Nazaria. Pedro Souza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Efraín Zercalde made a huge save. Efraín Zercalde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Souza in the 82nd minute of the match. Segundo Abecia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacarias Seixas having to interfere. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA's Efraín Zercalde proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save LIRA ELBLĄG SSA from getting a goal against them. The supporters of ПФК Миньор Раднево booed when LIRA ELBLĄG SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dawid Wallach didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Rostislav Peyanski 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. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. LIRA ELBLĄG SSA had won after a very even match.