World League

Sharks Deep Arena
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bogdan Bartochowski started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Clodio in the 3rd minute of play forced Rybina SA's goalkeeper Loris Hajs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Ekialde's late challenge caught a Rybina SA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcos Ekialde helped the player get up and apologised. Marcos Ekialde hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute Wit Dytrych shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loris Hajs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Dariusz Zbydniowski in the 8th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Pretoria Gostyń's Maciej Karanowski. In the 11th minute Tomás Clodio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loris Hajs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14thth minute of the game Tomás Clodio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rybina SA's Loris Hajs was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Julian Biskupiak took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Loris Hajs. Loris Hajs dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Loris Hajs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Biskupiak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Rybina SA's Sylwester Chazon threw himself towards the right post 25 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ryszard Skoroda, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bogdan Bartochowski got free with Sylwester Chazon in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Loris Hajs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Biskupiak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Lionel-Andrés Messi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Loris Hajs was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. 38 minutes into the game, Pretoria Gostyń's Maciej Karanowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Loris Hajs made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Loris Hajs came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Pretoria Gostyń's Lionel-Andrés Messi. But to his dismay, Lionel-Andrés Messi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Lionel-Andrés Messi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Loris Hajs having to interfere. Loris Hajs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Biskupiak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rybina SA's Loris Hajs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Lionel-Andrés Messi made the kick off in the second half. Loris Hajs didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomás Clodio went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Loris Hajs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 56th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Rybina SA's Jerzy Mockiewicz got a free kick in the 59th minute. If Tomás Clodio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Rybina SA's Loris Hajs got control of the ball when Tomás Clodio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pretoria Gostyń's Tomás Clodio was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 63rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 68th minute Julian Biskupiak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loris Hajs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Rybina SA's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Biskupiak came free, but Loris Hajs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Rybina SA booed when Pretoria Gostyń was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julian Biskupiak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomás Clodio in the 70thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Loris Hajs, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Loris Hajs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Biskupiak in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rybina SA's goalkeeper Loris Hajs, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lionel-Andrés Messi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Loris Hajs made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Tomás Clodio sent off a good shot on target. After 87 minutes of play, Pretoria Gostyń's Julian Biskupiak made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Loris Hajs was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 91st minute, Rybina SA's Michal Sowa seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Michal Sowa the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Rybina SA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Michal Sowa had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Pretoria Gostyń's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.