World League

KwaZulu-Natal
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ximenes Castilla got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcin Snaza in the 3rd minute of play forced independiente's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Ainar Põld ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomasz Piwko was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Reşat Rasif received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pepe Santoro came out and tried to block the shot, but Reşat Rasif slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 9th minute. In the 12th minute Sören Bengtsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomasz Piwko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Ainar Põld cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Tomasz Piwko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tomasz Piwko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ximenes Castilla in the 20th minute of play. Tomasz Piwko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ximenes Castilla in the 24th minute of the match. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcin Snaza in the 27th minute of the match. Pepe Santoro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Apolo Beltza in the 28th minute. With a little luck, independiente's Pepe Santoro got control of the ball when Apolo Beltza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tomasz Piwko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sören Bengtsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 33rd minute Sören Bengtsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomasz Piwko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcin Snaza in the 34th minute of the match. KS Piastów Sosnowiec were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after independiente's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Apolo Beltza took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Apolo Beltza got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pepe Santoro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Tomasz Piwko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sören Bengtsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcin Snaza scored 2-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pepe Santoro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pepe Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcin Snaza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, independiente's Pepe Santoro got control of the ball when Reşat Rasif tried to sneak it across the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Marcin Snaza notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of independiente's Pepe Santoro. Pepe Santoro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Pepe Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apolo Beltza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Reşat Rasif in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pepe Santoro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marcin Snaza struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Pepe Santoro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KS Piastów Sosnowiec. Tomasz Piwko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ximenes Castilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Tomasz Piwko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ximenes Castilla in the 61st minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, KS Piastów Sosnowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Sören Bengtsson came free, but Tomasz Piwko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 63 minutes KS Piastów Sosnowiec's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arsenio Rito who took care of the corner kick. In the 65thth minute of the game Marcin Snaza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but independiente's Pepe Santoro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. independiente's Pepe Santoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reşat Rasif in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Dagmar Zupančič came free, but Pepe Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of KS Piastów Sosnowiec booed when independiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Napoleon Dropinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pepe Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcin Snaza, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After having played for 73 minutes, Reşat Rasif managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KS Piastów Sosnowiec's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reşat Rasif was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. independiente made a substitution. Isidro Lano replaced Reynaldo Abadia. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eriberto Javiero during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to independiente getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Eriberto Javiero hit a great ball. In the 80th minute Marcin Snaza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pepe Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dagmar Zupančič sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ainar Põld got free with Tomasz Piwko in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ximenes Castilla in the 85th minute of play forced KS Piastów Sosnowiec's goalkeeper Tomasz Piwko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, KS Piastów Sosnowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Sören Bengtsson came free, but Tomasz Piwko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eriberto Javiero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Tomasz Piwko made a huge save.