League

Green Fields Arena
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alfonso Abeijon kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfonso Abeijon in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bogdan Henryk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. José Chilavert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marian Januszewski in the 8th minute of play. Ludomil Kolbert hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Cucumbers's Roman Gibowski shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 10th minute of play. The shot was stopped by José Chilavert but with some difficulty. 11 minutes into the match, Alfonso Abeijon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bogdan Henryk. Cucumbers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfonso Abeijon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, Brasil Florian Czekanów's goalkeeper José Chilavert had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tobiasz Kapinos. Bogdan Henryk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfonso Abeijon in the 16th minute of play. Emil Sochacki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 18 minutes into the game, Brasil Florian Czekanów's Alfonso Abeijon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bogdan Henryk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Wojciech Starogardzki took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for José Chilavert to make any attempt to save it. Marian Januszewski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Emil Sochacki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Norberto Temporal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Bogdan Henryk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maksymilian Kiewra stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. José Chilavert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobiasz Kapinos in the 54th minute of play. Brasil Florian Czekanów's José Chilavert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maksymilian Kiewra in the 60th minute of play. When Florian Puchlik fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cucumbers's protests and gave Florian Puchlik a yellow card for diving instead. After 62 played minutes Cucumbers got a freekick which was hit by Florian Puchlik. José Chilavert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maksymilian Kiewra in the 65th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Brasil Florian Czekanów's Emil Sochacki got a free kick in the 65th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Brasil Florian Czekanów's goal looked a bit too open when Tobiasz Kapinos came free, but José Chilavert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tobiasz Kapinos's late challenge caught a Brasil Florian Czekanów's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tobiasz Kapinos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th minute, Tobiasz Kapinos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bogdan Henryk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Abeijon in the 72nd minute of the match. José Chilavert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wojciech Starogardzki, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Bogdan Henryk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Norberto Temporal in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Abeijon in the 91st minute of play forced Cucumbers's goalkeeper Bogdan Henryk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 minutes, Zula Kaczanka mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cucumbers and the Brasil Florian Czekanów players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 93rd minute, one of Cucumbers:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cucumbers. In the 95th minute there was a penalty for Brasil Florian Czekanów. Ludomil Kolbert stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Bogdan Henryk. 1-5.