Friendly League

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Akil İslam took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Wawrzyniec Iwanowski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Emanuel Neuer, 1-0. If Akil İslam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, Czarne Mamby's goal looked a bit too open when Bob Westelinx came free, but Emanuel Neuer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute, Wawrzyniec Iwanowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robbin Roggen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klement Owsiak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qin Fei Chao charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Qin Fei Chao the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th match minute, Zero Gravity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qin Fei Chao to maneuver through the defense. Klement Owsiak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Robbin Roggen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Lonny Gilliam fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zero Gravity's protests and gave Lonny Gilliam a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Zero Gravity getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Lonny Gilliam hit a great ball. Leon Krzynowek hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. The supporters of Czarne Mamby booed when Zero Gravity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qin Fei Chao didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Czarne Mamby's goalkeeper Emanuel Neuer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wawrzyniec Iwanowski. After 30 minutes Czarne Mamby's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ritchie Schepmans who took care of the corner kick. In the 32nd minute Mikolaj Ratulowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robbin Roggen came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Czarne Mamby's Klement Owsiak. But to his dismay, Klement Owsiak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. When Dawid Parzysz fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Czarne Mamby's protests and gave Dawid Parzysz a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Czarne Mamby's Dawid Parzysz got a free kick in the 38th minute. When Ritchie Schepmans came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Zero Gravity 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 Ritchie Schepmans couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute Wawrzyniec Iwanowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bob Westelinx hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Wawrzyniec Iwanowski's late challenge caught a Czarne Mamby's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wawrzyniec Iwanowski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th match minute, Zero Gravity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wawrzyniec Iwanowski to maneuver through the defense. Robbin Roggen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akil İslam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wawrzyniec Iwanowski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mikolaj Ratulowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Neuer having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Mikolaj Ratulowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Neuer was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Robbin Roggen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klement Owsiak, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After 56 minutes, Akil İslam mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Czarne Mamby and the Zero Gravity players grew even worse after the yellow card. Akil İslam hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Zero Gravity's Pierre-Paul Serneels got a free kick in the 58th minute. The supporters of Czarne Mamby booed when Zero Gravity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bob Westelinx didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute, Leon Krzynowek got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Czarne Mamby getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Leon Krzynowek hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Zero Gravity's Lonny Gilliam got a free kick in the 64th minute. If Wawrzyniec Iwanowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zero Gravity made a substitution. Gabrijel Sandalj replaced Wawrzyniec Iwanowski. Czarne Mamby's Emanuel Neuer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikolaj Ratulowski in the 81st minute of play. Robbin Roggen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Akil İslam in the 84th minute. The supporters of Czarne Mamby booed when Zero Gravity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bob Westelinx didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Zero Gravity booed when Czarne Mamby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Akil İslam didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuel Neuer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikolaj Ratulowski in the 96th minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.