Friendly League

Melina Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wawrzyniec Szel kicked off to start the match. When Zbyszko Gongolewicz fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Janusze's protests and gave Zbyszko Gongolewicz a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Xipoko booed when Janusze was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zbyszko Gongolewicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Waldemar Mikulski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Lira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Xipoko's Alfredo Neves got control of the ball when Slawomir Lampe tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Xipoko's Sebastião Hermes got a free kick in the 12th minute. 24 minutes into the game, Fábio Cardoso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Waldemar Mikulski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wawrzyniec Szel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Slawomir Lampe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Alfredo Neves made a huge save. If Slawomir Lampe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfredo Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slawomir Lampe in the 34th minute of play. Samuel Lira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldemar Mikulski having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Szczepan Piwowarski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 40 played minutes, Xipoko's Dinei Capixaba shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Waldemar Mikulski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Xipoko reached it. The supporters of Janusze booed when Xipoko was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fábio Cardoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Slawomir Lampe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th match minute, Xipoko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Donato to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute of the match, Wawrzyniec Szel got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alfredo Neves was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Fábio Cardoso made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Fábio Cardoso could shoot a difficult shot in the 55th minute, which Waldemar Mikulski however easily saved by the left post. Alfredo Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juliusz Zieba, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute Janusze were awarded a corner. Juliusz Zieba went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Juliusz Zieba got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alfredo Neves quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Slawomir Lampe came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Janusze 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 Slawomir Lampe couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Xipoko's zone, Slawomir Lampe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredo Neves came out of the goal and Slawomir Lampe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juliusz Zieba in the 66th minute of play forced Xipoko's goalkeeper Alfredo Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wawrzyniec Szel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Neves having to interfere. Xipoko's Alfredo Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slawomir Lampe in the 68th minute of play. Alfredo Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wawrzyniec Szel in the 71st minute of play. Fábio Cardoso kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Fábio Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldemar Mikulski having to interfere. The supporters of Janusze booed when Xipoko was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Lira didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Wawrzyniec Szel notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Xipoko's Alfredo Neves. Alfredo Neves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 82nd minute Wawrzyniec Szel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 83 played minutes Xipoko got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Renato Moreira. Janusze were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Xipoko's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Juliusz Zieba took the corner. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.