Friendly League

Copernicus Arena
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. Gandalf Head started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, D.J. 武磊 managed to get in a good position for a shot. Victoria Toruń's supporters rose to their feet, but D.J. 武磊 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arkadiusz Kostka breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 4th minute Gandalf Head shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Borys Poreda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrzej Borucki during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Andrzej Borucki hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Arkadiusz Kostka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zhu Yan Quan in the 10th minute. FC MARKUS's Arkadiusz Kostka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dragolyub Dzhahov in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th minute Victoria Toruń were awarded a corner. Burt Burachek went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Victoria Toruń's Burt Burachek to fire away a dangerous shot which Arkadiusz Kostka despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Borys Poreda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gandalf Head, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Zhu Yan Quans short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Arkadiusz Kostka to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 22 minutes into the match, FC MARKUS's goalkeeper Arkadiusz Kostka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ture Springfält. The audience was convinced that Teobald Jeziorkowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Borys Poreda was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Zhu Yan Quan in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arkadiusz Kostka, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 28 minutes into the match, FC MARKUS's goal looked a bit too open when D.J. 武磊 came free, but Arkadiusz Kostka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zbigniew Gendolla in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Borys Poreda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by D.J. 武磊 in the 33rd minute of play forced FC MARKUS's goalkeeper Arkadiusz Kostka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victoria Toruń's Borys Poreda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucjan Drugi in the 34th minute of play. With a little luck, FC MARKUS's Arkadiusz Kostka got control of the ball when Dragolyub Dzhahov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arkadiusz Kostka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from D.J. 武磊 in the 41st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zhu Yan Quan in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arkadiusz Kostka prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 44th minute, D.J. 武磊 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Victoria Toruń fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

D.J. 武磊's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arkadiusz Kostka read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Lucjan Drugi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Borys Poreda made a huge save. If D.J. 武磊 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Andrzej Borucki was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 59 minutes had been played. A collision led to FC MARKUS getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Andrzej Borucki hit a great ball. In the 61st minute Zhu Yan Quan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arkadiusz Kostka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute Zhu Yan Quan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arkadiusz Kostka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Victoria Toruń's goal looked a bit too open when Gandalf Head came free, but Borys Poreda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67thth minute of the game Zhu Yan Quan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC MARKUS's Arkadiusz Kostka was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arkadiusz Kostka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhu Yan Quan, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Zhu Yan Quan notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of FC MARKUS's Arkadiusz Kostka. Arkadiusz Kostka was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC MARKUS's Arkadiusz Kostka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhu Yan Quan in the 75th minute of play. After 76 minutes FC MARKUS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Burt Burachek who took care of the corner kick. Arkadiusz Kostka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhu Yan Quan in the 84th minute of the match. Zbigniew Gendolla hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Zhu Yan Quan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arkadiusz Kostka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from D.J. 武磊, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 91st minute Zhu Yan Quan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arkadiusz Kostka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 93 played minutes Victoria Toruń got a freekick which was hit by Pablo Marmol. Victoria Toruń's Borys Poreda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gandalf Head in the 94th minute of play. Victoria Toruń's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.