Friendly League

OldHighbury
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jurand Hyska started the match with the kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Filiph Inzaghi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. OldHighburyInvincibles's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filiph Inzaghi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jurand Hyska received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. André Onana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Onana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jurand Hyska, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bogumil Marchefka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. André Onana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bogumil Marchefka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Onana having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roland Debkowski during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 20th minute, Roland Debkowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wawrzyniec Pozorski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filiph Inzaghi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Jurand Hyska's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Onana was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Bogumil Marchefka made a great header on RKS CZĘSTOCHOWA's corner, it was just that OldHighburyInvincibles's André Onana managed to reach the ball for a save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Filiph Inzaghi was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jurand Hyska in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck André Onana prevented the ball from getting in the gole. OldHighburyInvincibles were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after RKS CZĘSTOCHOWA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Edoardo Gabriele took the corner. Cezary Dabrowski kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After having played for 61 minutes, Filiph Inzaghi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. OldHighburyInvincibles's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filiph Inzaghi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Biagio Rosini during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A hard shot 67 in the game by Bogumil Marchefka from a close distance when the talented André Onana managed to make a qualified save. OldHighburyInvincibles's players were relieved. In the 70th minute Filiph Inzaghi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wawrzyniec Pozorski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jurand Hyska recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 72nd match minute, RKS CZĘSTOCHOWA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olgierd Matela to maneuver through the defense. When OldHighburyInvincibles's Filiph Inzaghi in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RKS CZĘSTOCHOWA's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Jurand Hyska kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving André Onana. That made the score 1-1 in the 78 minute of play. After 89 minutes of play OldHighburyInvincibles's Biagio Rosini was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. André Onana was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Bogumil Marchefka. After some careless play in the OldHighburyInvincibles defense, Jurand Hyska kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of André Onana. The OldHighburyInvincibles fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that André Onana should have stopped the shot. The OldHighburyInvincibles supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching RKS CZĘSTOCHOWA's performance. The match ended with a win for RKS CZĘSTOCHOWA.