League

Wittbach
Spectators: 8467 (Terracing: 6351, Seating: 1947, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tristan Lannister made the kick off which started today's match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zbyszek Le Bonniec in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ján Oblak saved Wittbach SSA from getting behind. After having played for 4 minutes, José Pedro Dracena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Pedro Dracena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aarre Rautee got free with Gustaw Nowak in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gustaw Nowak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grzegorz Motowski in the 8th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Aarre Rautee cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Gustaw Nowak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 17th minute of the match, Grzegorz Motowski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gustaw Nowak saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Gustaw Nowak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aarre Rautee, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aarre Rautee in the 27th minute of play forced Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's goalkeeper Gustaw Nowak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Aarre Rautee's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustaw Nowak was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Ján Oblak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbyszek Le Bonniec in the 29th minute of the match. With a little luck, Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's Gustaw Nowak got control of the ball when Borys Kolba tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aarre Rautee had several of the Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 34 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Gustaw Nowak as he didn't even see the shot coming. Gustaw Nowak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grzegorz Motowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Grzegorz Motowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Gustaw Nowak managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when Wittbach SSA's Aarre Rautee fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 44th minute, Grzegorz Motowski 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

In the 50th minute Grzegorz Motowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustaw Nowak 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 Walery Bienienda during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 52nd minute. Penalty! Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy:s Gustaw Nowak showed great skill when he stopped Grzegorz Motowski:s penalty. 55 minutes into the match, Wittbach SSA's goalkeeper Ján Oblak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerry Cala. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Jerry Cala managed to get in a good position for a shot. Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's supporters rose to their feet, but Jerry Cala was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ján Oblak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 60 minutes into the match, Wittbach SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Zbyszek Le Bonniec came free, but Ján Oblak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Wittbach SSA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ciccio Kowalczyk was slow to take the kick. During this time Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's players had a chance to rest. Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's José Pedro Dracena was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ján Oblak in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ján Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tristan Lannister, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Aarre Rautee hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ján Oblak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zbyszek Le Bonniec's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ciccio Kowalczyk in the 68th minute. Tristan Lannister was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zbyszek Le Bonniec in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ján Oblak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's Rafal Ludwiczak was substituted for Wawrzyniec Domamir. After a rather tough play, Wittbach SSA's Constantino Frederik got a free kick in the 88th minute. Szymon Pyrzyce hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The supporters of Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy booed when Wittbach SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Szymon Pyrzyce didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gustaw Nowak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aarre Rautee, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aarre Rautee in the 98th minute of play forced Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's goalkeeper Gustaw Nowak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Wittbach SSA fans cheered their team off the field, for while Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.