Friendly League

Chlorine Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Miltos Kotsovolos kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artemio Quiroga in the 4th minute of play forced Twierdza Osowiec's goalkeeper Ricardo Hendrickx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, FC Pegasas Siauliai's Pavel Romanescu got control of the ball when Kartal Başar tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, FC Pegasas Siauliai's Pavel Romanescu got control of the ball when Kartal Başar tried to sneak it across the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Miromir Bilicki came free, but Ricardo Hendrickx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kartal Başar got free with Pavel Romanescu in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Kartal Başar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Twierdza Osowiec's supporters rose to their feet, but Kartal Başar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavel Romanescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ricardo Hendrickx didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miromir Bilicki went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Emil Torstensson hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Pegasas Siauliai's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jaap Stam was slow to take the kick. During this time Twierdza Osowiec's players had a chance to rest. Kartal Başar's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Pavel Romanescu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Pavel Romanescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kartal Başar's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. After 23 played minutes Twierdza Osowiec got a freekick which was hit by Jaap Stam. Ricardo Hendrickx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artemio Quiroga in the 25th minute of the match. Ricardo Hendrickx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miltos Kotsovolos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute, Artemio Quiroga made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Hendrickx. Twierdza Osowiec's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Ricardo Hendrickx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artemio Quiroga in the 40th minute of the match. Kartal Başar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 43rdth minute tested the skills of Pavel Romanescu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ricardo Hendrickx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miltos Kotsovolos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half FC Pegasas Siauliai were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kartal Başar to make the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Kartal Başar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Twierdza Osowiec's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kartal Başar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 57th minute Kartal Başar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavel Romanescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pavel Romanescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timothy Strauss, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miromir Bilicki in the 63rd minute of play forced Twierdza Osowiec's goalkeeper Ricardo Hendrickx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Miromir Bilicki took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Ricardo Hendrickx to make any attempt to save it. Pavel Romanescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kartal Başar in the 68th minute of play. Ricardo Hendrickx made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Artemio Quiroga sent off a good shot on target. When Ediz Türk fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Twierdza Osowiec's protests and gave Ediz Türk a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd match minute, Twierdza Osowiec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ediz Türk to maneuver through the defense. Kartal Başar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Pavel Romanescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miromir Bilicki in the 79th minute of play forced Twierdza Osowiec's goalkeeper Ricardo Hendrickx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Twierdza Osowiec's Ricardo Hendrickx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miltos Kotsovolos in the 80th minute of play. Pavel Romanescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kartal Başar, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Pavel Romanescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kartal Başar in the 85th minute of play. The supporters of Twierdza Osowiec booed when FC Pegasas Siauliai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emil Torstensson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Twierdza Osowiec's Jaap Stam got a free kick in the 90th minute. FC Pegasas Siauliai's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.