World League

Markowy Stadion
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mai Jian Xi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Torstein Stenseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mai Jian Xi in the 2nd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Zula Misiewicz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Markowy Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Corinthians FC the free kick. After 4 played minutes Markowy Team got a freekick which was hit by Zula Misiewicz. Carlos Alcaraz took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Torstein Stenseth. Torstein Stenseth dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Corinthians FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mai Jian Xi came free, but Torstein Stenseth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute Carlos Alcaraz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Torstein Stenseth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zula Misiewicz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Torstein Stenseth made a huge save. In the 12th minute of the match Markowy Team got a corner. Corinthians FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Yu Yong Mo ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Niceto Ramirez fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Corinthians FC's protests and gave Niceto Ramirez a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Corinthians FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Niceto Ramirez hit a great ball. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Corinthians FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yu Yong Mo was slow to take the kick. During this time Markowy Team's players had a chance to rest. Torstein Stenseth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pankracy Hajto in the 21st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mai Jian Xi got free with Torstein Stenseth in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radomir Cupial in the 29th minute of play forced Corinthians FC's goalkeeper Torstein Stenseth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Corinthians FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Teodoro Hondaro hit a great ball. A collision led to Corinthians FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Aristides Briso hit a great ball. Yu Yong Mo, 34 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mai Jian Xi in the 36th minute of play forced Corinthians FC's goalkeeper Torstein Stenseth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Torstein Stenseth didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Markowy Team's Mai Jian Xi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Artur Boruc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Ramirez, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Zula Misiewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Torstein Stenseth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francis Curtis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute Carlos Alcaraz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Torstein Stenseth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led Markowy Team's Yu Yong Mo to fire away a dangerous shot which Torstein Stenseth despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 53rdth minute of the game Carlos Alcaraz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Corinthians FC's Torstein Stenseth was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Corinthians FC's Torstein Stenseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pankracy Hajto in the 59th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Pankracy Hajto notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Corinthians FC's Torstein Stenseth. Torstein Stenseth was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Torstein Stenseth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alcaraz in the 66th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Corinthians FC's zone, Yu Yong Mo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Torstein Stenseth came out of the goal and Yu Yong Mo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Torstein Stenseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mai Jian Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Mai Jian Xi notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Corinthians FC's Torstein Stenseth. Torstein Stenseth was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Corinthians FC's Torstein Stenseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pankracy Hajto in the 88th minute of play. 93 minutes into the game, Zula Misiewicz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Torstein Stenseth was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Torstein Stenseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mai Jian Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Markowy Team had played much better football throughout.