League

Soul Society Arena
Spectators: 7253 (Terracing: 5441, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Boleslaw Bierfass took the kick off in the first half of the match. Konstanty Kapelski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boleslaw Bierfass in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Straw Hats United's goal looked a bit too open when Boleslaw Bierfass came free, but Konstanty Kapelski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dobromir Rybak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zbyszek Fudalej having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boleslaw Bierfass in the 16th minute of play forced Straw Hats United's goalkeeper Konstanty Kapelski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Dobromir Rybak managed to get in a good position for a shot. Straw Hats United's supporters rose to their feet, but Dobromir Rybak was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zbyszek Fudalej breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 25th minute, Hugon Wysocki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 1 FC Nurnberg's Wiktor Peczkowski couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 26th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Straw Hats United. Waclaw Banach received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Konstanty Kapelski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Konstanty Kapelski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waclaw Banach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaroslaw Walentowicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Boleslaw Bierfass came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the 1 FC Nurnberg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Boleslaw Bierfass couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute, Teofil Mondrowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 44 minutes into the match, Straw Hats United's goal looked a bit too open when Waclaw Banach came free, but Konstanty Kapelski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dobromir Rybak stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dobromir Rybak in the 55th minute of play forced 1 FC Nurnberg's goalkeeper Zbyszek Fudalej to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Boleslaw Bierfass came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the 1 FC Nurnberg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Boleslaw Bierfass couldn't finish the play. With his leg Konstanty Kapelski managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when 1 FC Nurnberg's Waclaw Banach fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Dobromir Rybak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zbyszek Fudalej having to interfere. 64 minutes into the game, Dobromir Rybak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Zbyszek Fudalej was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Boleslaw Bierfass received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Konstanty Kapelski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 2-1 became the score in the 71st minute when Dobromir Rybak elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Jaroslaw Walentowicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute, Waclaw Banach fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 81st minute Dobromir Rybak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbyszek Fudalej saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute of the match, Boleslaw Bierfass tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Konstanty Kapelski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Dobromir Rybak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zbyszek Fudalej having to interfere. Straw Hats United's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.