Friendly League

Specjal Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kazimierz Kossakowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorge Armani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Esmeralda AFC's zone, Kazimierz Kossakowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Armani came out of the goal and Kazimierz Kossakowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Wincenty Sikola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Banegas, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by EB Specjal Gdansk's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Devidatta Vendetta was slow to take the kick. During this time Esmeralda AFC's players had a chance to rest. After a defensive mix-up in Esmeralda AFC's zone, Kazimierz Kossakowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Armani came out of the goal and Kazimierz Kossakowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A sloppy throw-in by Serafino Tavio in the 24th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by EB Specjal Gdansk's Szymon Paciuszko. Wincenty Sikola came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Esmeralda AFC's Eloy Calvino. But to his dismay, Eloy Calvino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 28th minute, Kazimierz Kossakowski 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. Wincenty Sikola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zülfü Sungur in the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Esmeralda AFC were awarded a corner. Devidatta Vendetta went to the cornerflag to take it. Kong Kun Xu kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Szymon Michnik hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Esmeralda AFC's Jorge Armani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Esmeralda AFC from getting a goal against them. Kazimierz Kossakowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Andrew Dalli made the kick off in the second half. Kazimierz Kossakowski might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jorge Armani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kazimierz Kossakowski ran back to his position shaking his head. Jorge Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kazimierz Kossakowski in the 51st minute of play. 52 minutes into the match, Esmeralda AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Kazimierz Kossakowski came free, but Jorge Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, EB Specjal Gdansk's Kazimierz Kossakowski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jorge Armani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Izydor Drebit during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. EB Specjal Gdansk's Wincenty Sikola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew Dalli in the 64th minute of play. David Banegas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Wincenty Sikola made a huge save. The supporters of EB Specjal Gdansk booed when Esmeralda AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eloy Calvino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esmeralda AFC's Nicasio Fonda was substituted for David Banegas. Esmeralda AFC's Jorge Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Kossakowski in the 83rd minute of play. If Kazimierz Kossakowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Esmeralda AFC's Jorge Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Kossakowski in the 86th minute of play. If Kazimierz Kossakowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kazimierz Kossakowski hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Jorge Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kazimierz Kossakowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Esmeralda AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.