Friendly League

Baltic Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Olaf Zagrobelny got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Róbson Messias cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Witold Rakiewicz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 10th minute Róbson Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Witold Rakiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilvan Chaves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Witold Rakiewicz having to interfere. The Rockets fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when Rockets's Róbson Messias looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilvan Chaves in the 15th minute of play forced KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's goalkeeper Witold Rakiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute of the match Rockets got a corner. KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tales de Carvalho ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Tales de Carvalho almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's Witold Rakiewicz did a great save. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Róbson Messias put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Witold Rakiewicz. Róbson Messias might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Witold Rakiewicz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Róbson Messias ran back to his position shaking his head. After 22 played minutes KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A got a freekick which was hit by Gustaw Mruk. If Róbson Messias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Allan Sousa fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rockets's protests and gave Allan Sousa a yellow card for diving instead. After 31 played minutes Rockets got a freekick which was hit by Allan Sousa. Witold Rakiewicz came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Rockets's Róbson Messias. But to his dismay, Róbson Messias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Gustaw Mruk was extremely unlucky when he, in the 39th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The audience was convinced that Róbson Messias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Witold Rakiewicz was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. When Róbson Messias came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Rockets 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 Róbson Messias couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

In the 52nd minute, Róbson Messias reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Witold Rakiewicz. The goal made the score 0-5. In the 57th minute, Rockets's Róbson Messias ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Witold Rakiewicz. Witold Rakiewicz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. Toninho Terra was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 60th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Róbson Messias's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Witold Rakiewicz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rockets's Tales de Carvalho shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 68th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Witold Rakiewicz but with some difficulty. Gustaw Mruk kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the game, Gilvan Chaves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rockets's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A the free kick. In the 71st minute, Gilvan Chaves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Witold Rakiewicz made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Róbson Messias sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbson Messias in the 78th minute of play forced KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's goalkeeper Witold Rakiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Witold Rakiewicz managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when Rockets's Róbson Messias fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Róbson Messias sped through KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Witold Rakiewicz. Ronaldo Gol charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ronaldo Gol the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Róbson Messias's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 91stth minute, Witold Rakiewicz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Olaf Zagrobelny fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's protests and gave Olaf Zagrobelny a yellow card for diving instead. Olaf Zagrobelny hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, Róbson Messias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle sounded Rockets left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A.