Arena Wiary
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000,
Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ali Atıf Nezir took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Banas in the 3rd minute of play forced Odważni's goalkeeper Marek Percha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evaristo Castro in the 5th minute of play forced The Nerd Herd's goalkeeper Lars Bergo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abel Vidal during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 9th minute, Abel Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute Evaristo Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lars Bergo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute of the match Odważni got a corner. The Nerd Herd's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zula Kasprzak ran over to the corner to take the kick. Zula Kasprzak made a great header on Odważni's corner, it was just that The Nerd Herd's Lars Bergo managed to reach the ball for a save. 16 minutes into the match, The Nerd Herd's Marian Banas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marek Percha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Odważni's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jim-André Danielsen was slow to take the kick. During this time The Nerd Herd's players had a chance to rest. Lars Bergo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evaristo Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 28 minutes, Marian Banas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Nerd Herd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marian Banas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Odważni's Ale Roos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lars Bergo. That made the score 1-0 after 31 minutes of play. 36 minutes into the match, Odważni's goal looked a bit too open when Marian Banas came free, but Marek Percha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, The Nerd Herd's Lars Bergo got control of the ball when Ali Atıf Nezir tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lars Bergo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobiasz Dombrowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The audience was convinced that Marian Banas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marek Percha was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marian Banas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the match The Nerd Herd got a corner. Odważni's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jim-André Danielsen ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Jim-André Danielsen almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Odważni's Marek Percha did a great save. Marian Banas charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marian Banas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th minute, Marian Banas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lars Bergo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Atıf Nezir, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute, Marian Banas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marek Percha was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 65th minute Evaristo Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lars Bergo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Nerd Herd's Lars Bergo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Atıf Nezir in the 67th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marian Banas in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marek Percha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lars Bergo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ale Roos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marian Banas in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marek Percha saved Odważni from getting behind. Odważni's Zachary Dudek was substituted for Ali Atıf Nezir. The Nerd Herd's Lars Bergo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zachary Dudek in the 81st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Odin Vangen during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, The Nerd Herd's Odin Vangen got a free kick in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, Odważni's goal looked a bit too open when Marian Banas came free, but Marek Percha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marek Percha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jim-André Danielsen in the 87th minute of the match. When Marian Banas came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the The Nerd Herd 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 Marian Banas couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched The Nerd Herd eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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