Friendly League

Stadion Russówek
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Markowy Team's Mai Jian Xi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Kennet Hedlund came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Russówek 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 Kennet Hedlund couldn't finish the play. 9 minutes into the match, Russówek's goal looked a bit too open when Tomasz Wietrzychowski came free, but Daniel Kieca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Markowy Team's goalkeeper Artur Boruc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Salvador Quezada. 17 minutes into the match, Markowy Team's goal looked a bit too open when Gregorio Montez came free, but Artur Boruc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Markowy Team's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edward Traczewski was slow to take the kick. During this time Russówek's players had a chance to rest. After 20 minutes of play, Russówek's Gregorio Montez made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Boruc was left in no man's land by his defense there! Daniel Kieca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Alcaraz in the 23rd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Gregorio Montez took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Artur Boruc to make any attempt to save it. Daniel Kieca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alcaraz, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Mai Jian Xi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Kieca having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregorio Montez in the 45th minute of play forced Markowy Team's goalkeeper Artur Boruc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Salvador Quezada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Boruc having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gregorio Montez to make the kick off. Artur Boruc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gregorio Montez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Russówek's Daniel Kieca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alcaraz in the 57th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Markowy Team's goal looked a bit too open when Gregorio Montez came free, but Artur Boruc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Alcaraz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Kieca having to interfere. Russówek made a substitution. Ryszard Skonieczny replaced Salvador Quezada. Russówek made a substitution. Zbigniew Zabrzeski replaced Gustaw Tomporowski. After some careless play in the Markowy Team defense, Zbigniew Zabrzeski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Artur Boruc. The Markowy Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Artur Boruc should have stopped the shot. Artur Boruc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakub Gdowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jakub Gdowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Artur Boruc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryszard Skonieczny, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Alcaraz got free with Daniel Kieca in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Markowy Team getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Jaroslaw Rasimowicz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakub Gdowski in the 93rd minute of play forced Markowy Team's goalkeeper Artur Boruc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Markowy Team's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.