Friendly League

ESPN Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ludomir Absolwent started the match with the kick off. Mawer Kraków's Gáspár Kinizsi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Mawer Kraków from getting a goal against them. Mawer Kraków's Gáspár Kinizsi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bart Krefft in the 8th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Aureliusz Ikalewicz 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. The audience was convinced that Ludomir Absolwent's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gáspár Kinizsi was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Sieradz's goalkeeper Nardo Zalaca, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nardo Zalaca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliusz Ikalewicz in the 18th minute of play. Marian Dzierwa made in the 22nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Sieradz's Bart Krefft. Gáspár Kinizsi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ludomir Absolwent in the 34th minute. In the 39th minute, Mawer Kraków's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bart Krefft fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 43rdth minute of the game Ludomir Absolwent who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mawer Kraków's Gáspár Kinizsi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 45th minute Aureliusz Ikalewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nardo Zalaca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mawer Kraków made a substitution. Ryszard Obuchowicz replaced Wiktor Nuszkowski. FC Sieradz made a substitution. Bernard Rudy replaced Robert Niedziela. In the 48th match minute, Mawer Kraków was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marian Dzierwa to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aureliusz Ikalewicz to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in FC Sieradz's zone, Aureliusz Ikalewicz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nardo Zalaca came out of the goal and Aureliusz Ikalewicz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 61 minutes into the game, FC Sieradz's Milosz Glembin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gáspár Kinizsi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludomir Absolwent in the 66th minute of play forced Mawer Kraków's goalkeeper Gáspár Kinizsi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mawer Kraków's Gáspár Kinizsi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milosz Glembin in the 66th minute of play. Mawer Kraków's Bartosz Wawak got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mawer Kraków made a substitution. Maksymilian Okropny replaced Cornelio Frederik. 78 minutes into the match, FC Sieradz's goal looked a bit too open when Aureliusz Ikalewicz came free, but Nardo Zalaca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute Mawer Kraków were awarded a corner. Wlodzimierz Bury went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Wlodzimierz Bury almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Sieradz's Nardo Zalaca did a great save. Ryszard Obuchowicz hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. After 92 played minutes FC Sieradz got a freekick which was hit by Zbyszek Frankowski. If Aureliusz Ikalewicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th minute Bernard Rudy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gáspár Kinizsi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.