Friendly League

Sosnowiec Area
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chaouki Ben Rau started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the game, F.C. Sosnowiec's Chaouki Ben Rau nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andoni Zubizarreta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. A sloppy throw-in by Maurício Pellegrino in the 9th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by F.C. Sosnowiec's Zachary Czerniak. In the 10thth minute of the game Chaouki Ben Rau who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valencia C.F.'s Andoni Zubizarreta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Chaouki Ben Rau had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andoni Zubizarreta. Valencia C.F.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chaouki Ben Rau was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Andoni Zubizarreta was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Chaouki Ben Rau showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 22 minute of play. After 30 played minutes Leonard Lewkowicz rounded Valencia C.F.'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 5-0. F.C. Sosnowiec's Leonard Lewkowicz quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Maurício Pellegrino, made in the 33rd minute of the game. A collision led to F.C. Sosnowiec getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Iwan Cempa hit a great ball. Chaouki Ben Rau might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Andoni Zubizarreta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chaouki Ben Rau ran back to his position shaking his head. Andoni Zubizarreta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chaouki Ben Rau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ziemowit Mis during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when F.C. Sosnowiec was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ziemowit Mis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dominik Zworski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentin Gougeon in the 43rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Chaouki Ben Rau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andoni Zubizarreta was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rodrigo Moreno made a kick off. Zachary Czerniak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Andoni Zubizarreta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andoni Zubizarreta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Lewkowicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonard Lewkowicz might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Andoni Zubizarreta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonard Lewkowicz ran back to his position shaking his head. Josh Nethercott charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Josh Nethercott the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Josh Nethercott kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. When Iwan Cempa was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 61 minutes had been played. Iwan Cempa kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leonard Lewkowicz in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andoni Zubizarreta saved Valencia C.F. from getting behind. Valencia C.F.'s Andoni Zubizarreta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Lewkowicz in the 75th minute of play. Leonard Lewkowicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Lewkowicz in the 77th minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Josh Nethercott was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 78 minutes had been played. Leonard Lewkowicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florentin Gougeon made in the 93rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by F.C. Sosnowiec's Zachary Czerniak. F.C. Sosnowiec's Zachary Czerniak managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gaz Askew in the 94 minute of the game. F.C. Sosnowiec walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.