Friendly League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mateusz Kocieniewski took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Brasil in the 4th minute of play forced MERAVIGLIOSI SOSNOWIEC's goalkeeper Mateusz Kloczko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Botafogo MZRJ's Mateusz Kloczko threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Matías Brasil, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Férid Khalifa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateusz Kocieniewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, Matías Brasil reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mateusz Kloczko. The goal made the score 1-0. Zbyszko Szkaradek hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 11th match minute, Botafogo MZRJ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wágner Queirós to maneuver through the defense. Mateusz Kloczko came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Botafogo MZRJ's Matías Brasil. But to his dismay, Matías Brasil quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Botafogo MZRJ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mateusz Kocieniewski was slow to take the kick. During this time MERAVIGLIOSI SOSNOWIEC's players had a chance to rest. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Matías Brasil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Botafogo MZRJ's supporters rose to their feet, but Matías Brasil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mateusz Kloczko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 32nd minute Mateusz Malewicki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Férid Khalifa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Férid Khalifa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfred Terasek in the 37th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, MERAVIGLIOSI SOSNOWIEC's goalkeeper Mateusz Kloczko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matías Brasil. With a little luck, MERAVIGLIOSI SOSNOWIEC's Mateusz Kloczko got control of the ball when Matías Brasil tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 45th minute, Kacper Sroka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th of the match, Matías Brasil tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Mateusz Kloczko got in the way and made a wonderful 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matías Brasil to make the kick off. Matías Brasil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Mateusz Kloczko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Brasil in the 63rd minute of play forced MERAVIGLIOSI SOSNOWIEC's goalkeeper Mateusz Kloczko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mateusz Kloczko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matías Brasil in the 66th minute of play. Matías Brasil took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mateusz Kloczko. Mateusz Kloczko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in MERAVIGLIOSI SOSNOWIEC's zone, Anderson Barral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mateusz Kloczko came out of the goal and Anderson Barral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Botafogo MZRJ's Férid Khalifa got control of the ball when Mateusz Kocieniewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85th match minute, MERAVIGLIOSI SOSNOWIEC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafal Czajkowski to maneuver through the defense. Férid Khalifa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfred Terasek, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Anderson Barral hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateusz Malewicki in the 95th minute of play forced Botafogo MZRJ's goalkeeper Férid Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Botafogo MZRJ's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.