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Bulgarska
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tommy Bland kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Woolwich City's goal looked a bit too open when Tony Gates came free, but Malcolm Bowler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tommy Bland in the 5th minute of play forced F.C Lech Poznan's goalkeeper Travis Moss to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joseph Lawless could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Malcolm Bowler made a huge save. If Tommy Bland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Malcolm Bowler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Gates in the 11th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Woolwich City's goalkeeper Malcolm Bowler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joseph Lawless. After 23 played minutes F.C Lech Poznan got a freekick which was hit by Tony Gates. Alf Ricketts hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Woolwich City's Malcolm Bowler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Gates in the 27th minute of play. After 31 played minutes Woolwich City got a freekick which was hit by Byron Chalk. The audience was convinced that Tommy Bland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Travis Moss was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Tommy Bland charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tommy Bland the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 38th match minute, Woolwich City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tommy Bland to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of F.C Lech Poznan booed when Woolwich City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mitch Van Der Hoorn didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute, Rupert Reading hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joseph Lawless was the one to do the kick off. If Joseph Lawless had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommy Bland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Lawless in the 60th minute of play forced Woolwich City's goalkeeper Malcolm Bowler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Woolwich City's CJ Slabber got a free kick in the 61st minute. When Verne Bator fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Woolwich City's protests and gave Verne Bator a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Woolwich City fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! Tommy Bland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Malcolm Bowler didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joseph Lawless went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Lawless in the 80th minute of play forced Woolwich City's goalkeeper Malcolm Bowler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Lawless in the 81st minute of play forced Woolwich City's goalkeeper Malcolm Bowler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Woolwich City's Alf Ricketts slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Travis Moss. That made the score 3-1 after 82 minutes of play. Byron Chalk hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Woolwich City defense, Joseph Lawless kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Malcolm Bowler. The Woolwich City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Malcolm Bowler should have stopped the shot. F.C Lech Poznan were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Woolwich City for a fine match.