World League

Suzuki Arena
Spectators: 8017 (Terracing: 6015, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) The audience was convinced that Alex Macedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Podgoreanu was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ray Atkins was slow to take the kick. During this time Korona Kielce's players had a chance to rest. In the 7th minute of the game Niculae Biriș made a throw-in which Giles Knott played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horácio Garcia in the 14th minute of play forced Korona Kielce's goalkeeper Raimo Ülend to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Emanuel Podgoreanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alex Macedo in the 21st minute. The supporters of Acercate Y Patea de Lejos booed when Korona Kielce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Phil Bradbury didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Horácio Garcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raimo Ülend was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's defense didn't have a chance, in the 35th minute, when Alex Macedo scored to the left of an out of position Emanuel Podgoreanu, making the score, 1-0. Raimo Ülend made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horácio Garcia in the 38th minute of play. When Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Horácio Garcia in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Korona Kielce's goalie prevented a goal. Emanuel Podgoreanu came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Korona Kielce's Alex Macedo. But to his dismay, Alex Macedo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0.

With a little luck, Korona Kielce's Raimo Ülend got control of the ball when Horácio Garcia tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horácio Garcia in the 58th minute of play forced Korona Kielce's goalkeeper Raimo Ülend to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Podgoreanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Macedo in the 62nd minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, Korona Kielce's Alex Macedo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emanuel Podgoreanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Korona Kielce's Seb Hedges was substituted for Alex Macedo. Korona Kielce made a substitution. Art 许褚 replaced Ray Atkins. Korona Kielce's Ivar Lilleeng was substituted for Nicolae Dobrin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Art 许褚 in the 75th minute of play forced Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goalkeeper Emanuel Podgoreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Podgoreanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seb Hedges in the 78th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Art 许褚 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Korona Kielce fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Seb Hedges in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emanuel Podgoreanu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Korona Kielce's Raimo Ülend played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosendo Gervaso in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute of the match, Rosendo Gervaso tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Raimo Ülend saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Korona Kielce's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.