Friendly League

Plush Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benoit Van Bettenrode started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as FA Sandtown's Mathias Jonasson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Konstanty Wawro. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. Konstanty Wawro made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Sebastian Larsson sent off a good shot on target. In the 11th match minute, FA Sandtown was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ludomil Narbut to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the match, Nistor Sârban notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of FA Sandtown's Radowit Trzaskoma. Radowit Trzaskoma was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Konstanty Wawro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathias Jonasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute, Mathias Jonasson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Konstanty Wawro was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Nistor Sârban took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Radowit Trzaskoma. Radowit Trzaskoma dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Ludomil Narbut hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Nistor Sârban ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Radowit Trzaskoma was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. 46 minutes into the match, FA Sandtown's goal looked a bit too open when Nistor Sârban came free, but Radowit Trzaskoma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Rega Merida CF booed when FA Sandtown was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludomil Narbut didn't get a good kick on the ball. The FA Sandtown players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Rega Merida CF were winning 2-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nistor Sârban made a kick off. 54 minutes in the game Kajetan Pusiak did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Sebastian Larsson. Konstanty Wawro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benoit Van Bettenrode in the 61st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nistor Sârban got free with Radowit Trzaskoma in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benoit Van Bettenrode in the 69th minute of play forced Rega Merida CF's goalkeeper Konstanty Wawro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rega Merida CF's Leonello Messias was substituted for Karol Swiderski. In the 78th minute Sebastian Larsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstanty Wawro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, Ludomil Narbut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Mathias Jonasson 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. Nistor Sârban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ludomil Narbut got a throw-in 88 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Sebastian Larsson. In the 90th minute, Benoit Van Bettenrode ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Konstanty Wawro was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. After a defensive mix-up in FA Sandtown's zone, Nistor Sârban stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radowit Trzaskoma came out of the goal and Nistor Sârban tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.