Friendly League

Bydgostia Bydgoszcz
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Neal Messer got the match started through his kick off. The throw-in from Roberts Lewandowski in the 3rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Antoni Villarroel. In the 4th minute Neal Messer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbyszko Leper saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neal Messer might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zbyszko Leper. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Neal Messer ran back to his position shaking his head. BYDGOSTIA's Nicklas Lindström quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ludovít Reis, made in the 14th minute of the game. Alejandro Verdu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ceferino Odol, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After a rather tough play, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Antoni Villarroel got a free kick in the 24th minute. A hard shot 27 in the game by Ceferino Odol from a close distance when the talented Alejandro Verdu managed to make a qualified save. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's players were relieved. Zbyszko Leper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose-Antonio Vazquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after BYDGOSTIA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gonzalo Boye took the corner. The corner led F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Jose-Antonio Vazquez to a score. 0-2 in the 31st minute. With a little luck, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu got control of the ball when Ceferino Odol tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicklas Lindström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alejandro Verdu having to make a save. 41 minutes into the match, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goal looked a bit too open when Nicklas Lindström came free, but Alejandro Verdu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ceferino Odol to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Jose-Antonio Vazquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbyszko Leper saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ceferino Odol struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Alejandro Verdu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BYDGOSTIA. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Coronel Virues was substituted for Marc Vilaplana. 61 minutes in the game, Jose-Antonio Vazquez fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Zbyszko Leper having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceferino Odol in the 66th minute of play forced F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Alejandro Verdu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ceferino Odol might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alejandro Verdu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ceferino Odol ran back to his position shaking his head. Alejandro Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ceferino Odol in the 69th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goal looked a bit too open when Olgierd Kowalski came free, but Alejandro Verdu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Francesc Pla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alejandro Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ceferino Odol in the 86th minute of the match. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Trojanowski in the 87th minute of play. Zbyszko Leper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jose-Antonio Vazquez in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, BYDGOSTIA's Ceferino Odol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alejandro Verdu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Joan Puig was substituted for Antoni Villarroel. In the 93rd minute BYDGOSTIA were awarded a corner. Nicklas Lindström went to the cornerflag to take it. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.