World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristopher de Alcântara got the match started through his kick off. Kacem von Felten kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Garland Noël made in the 14th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Emilian Zgabei however managed to control. Maciej Wieck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilian Zgabei in the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Zawisza Bydgoszcz's goalkeeper Maciej Wieck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emilian Zgabei. Herb Good made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristopher de Alcântara in the 19th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Cristopher de Alcântara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Herb Good was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilian Zgabei in the 24th minute of play forced Zawisza Bydgoszcz's goalkeeper Maciej Wieck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herb Good came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Zawisza Bydgoszcz's Cristopher de Alcântara. But to his dismay, Cristopher de Alcântara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emilian Zgabei got free with Maciej Wieck in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zawisza Bydgoszcz's Maciej Wieck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Zawisza Bydgoszcz from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Emilian Zgabei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maciej Wieck was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Marcel Lynn hit a great ball. The Sport Lisboa e Benfica players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Zawisza Bydgoszcz were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emilian Zgabei stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Du Lei Bin came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Du Lei Bin couldn't finish the play. Emilian Zgabei recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emilian Zgabei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maciej Wieck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilian Zgabei in the 66th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Zawisza Bydgoszcz's goal looked a bit too open when Emilian Zgabei came free, but Maciej Wieck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emilian Zgabei struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Maciej Wieck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Maciej Wieck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilian Zgabei, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilian Zgabei in the 77th minute of play forced Zawisza Bydgoszcz's goalkeeper Maciej Wieck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emilian Zgabei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Maciej Wieck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jean Britton was substituted for Emilian Zgabei. A collision led to Sport Lisboa e Benfica getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Marcel Lynn hit a great ball. Răzvan Brădean came free with the goalkeeper in the 86th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Herb Good could save by the left post. Jean Britton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maciej Wieck having to interfere. After 92nd play minutes Jean Britton shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Maciej Wieck and just under the crossbar into goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.