Friendly League

Jahnstadion
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jose Eduino started the match with the kick off. AKS Kozienice's Grzegorz Siekierski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save AKS Kozienice from getting a goal against them. 10 minutes into the match, Zhang Song Fan notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of West Staines Massive's Calvin Kuckhoff. Calvin Kuckhoff was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 15th minute Jose Eduino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grzegorz Siekierski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Calvin Kuckhoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhang Song Fan in the 18th minute of play. Jose Eduino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Grzegorz Siekierski made a huge save. After some careless play in the West Staines Massive defense, Zhang Song Fan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Calvin Kuckhoff. The West Staines Massive fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Calvin Kuckhoff should have stopped the shot. In the 27th minute Jose Eduino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grzegorz Siekierski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, West Staines Massive's goal looked a bit too open when Zhang Song Fan came free, but Calvin Kuckhoff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grzegorz Siekierski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Rowell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 played minutes AKS Kozienice got a freekick which was hit by Edward Czech. 37 minutes in the game Gonzalo Presebal did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Erling Finnman. 38 minutes into the match, West Staines Massive's goal looked a bit too open when Zhang Song Fan came free, but Calvin Kuckhoff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Calvin Kuckhoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romarinho Riquelme in the 40th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the game, AKS Kozienice's Romarinho Riquelme nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Calvin Kuckhoff made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After the first half AKS Kozienice were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Zhang Song Fan made the kick off in the second half. Calvin Kuckhoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhang Song Fan in the 55th minute of the match. West Staines Massive's Calvin Kuckhoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhang Song Fan in the 57th minute of play. Dan Rowell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 61 minutes of play, AKS Kozienice's Zhang Song Fan made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Calvin Kuckhoff was left in no man's land by his defense there! Grzegorz Siekierski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Rowell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to AKS Kozienice getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Kryspin Kalinowski hit a great ball. AKS Kozienice's Stanislaw Szarmach was substituted for Kylian D Agostino. Edward Czech charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edward Czech the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of West Staines Massive booed when AKS Kozienice was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edward Czech didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristide Iordache in the 71st minute of play forced AKS Kozienice's goalkeeper Grzegorz Siekierski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind AKS Kozienice's goalkeeper Grzegorz Siekierski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by AKS Kozienice's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Oscar Ruggeri was slow to take the kick. During this time West Staines Massive's players had a chance to rest. 84 minutes into the match, AKS Kozienice's Zhang Song Fan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Calvin Kuckhoff narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 94 minutes into the match, Zhang Song Fan notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of West Staines Massive's Calvin Kuckhoff. Calvin Kuckhoff was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The AKS Kozienice supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AKS Kozienice would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.