Friendly League

Arena A
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) KS KOJAK's Kacper Lesiecki started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 9th match minute, KS KOJAK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Siekierski to maneuver through the defense. Folke Bergqvist struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Damian Iwaszko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mean Machine. 14 minutes into the match, Henry Alebäck notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of KS KOJAK's Damian Iwaszko. Damian Iwaszko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Mean Machine getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Gösta Kämpe hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the game, Henry Alebäck cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Damian Iwaszko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 26th match minute, KS KOJAK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobiasz Ludzia to maneuver through the defense. Damian Iwaszko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Alebäck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damian Iwaszko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Folke Bergqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Ignacy Wojtkiewicz hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Tom Eriksson's late challenge caught a KS KOJAK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tom Eriksson helped the player get up and apologised. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Folke Bergqvist in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Damian Iwaszko saved KS KOJAK from getting behind. In the 39th match minute, Mean Machine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torsten Berglund to maneuver through the defense. Mean Machine's Casper Kleen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Mean Machine from getting a goal against them. Henry Alebäck took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damian Iwaszko. Damian Iwaszko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After the first half Mean Machine were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Casper Kleen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Grzegorz Hodas went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Folke Bergqvist got free with Damian Iwaszko in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 62 minutes into the match, Mean Machine's goal looked a bit too open when Grzegorz Hodas came free, but Casper Kleen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 63 minutes into the game, when Edmund Holmgren put in a rough tackle. In the 63rd match minute, Mean Machine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmund Holmgren to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Barnaba Dziura 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. Tom Eriksson was shown his second yellow card after 66 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 67th match minute, Mean Machine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tom Eriksson to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to KS KOJAK getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Ignacy Wojtkiewicz hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mean Machine's zone, Grzegorz Hodas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Casper Kleen came out of the goal and Grzegorz Hodas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Mean Machine getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Torsten Berglund hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Mean Machine's Folke Bergqvist got a free kick in the 88th minute. Artur Siekierski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Kleen having to interfere. Kacper Lesiecki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Folke Bergqvist was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 96th minute. Mean Machine's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The KS KOJAK supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mean Machine's performance. The match ended with a win for Mean Machine.