Friendly League

Maracana
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maciej Chwalkiewicz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Salim Mansouri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maciej Chwalkiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 7 minutes into the match, Eldridge's goal looked a bit too open when Waldemar Patora came free, but Salim Mansouri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Madhi Arrache's late challenge caught a WKS Marcowe Minionki's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Madhi Arrache helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Eldridge's Madhi Arrache got a free kick in the 8th minute. Salim Mansouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldemar Patora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Rabah Belkheir reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gustaw Grunwalski. The goal made the score 1-0. Eldridge's Salim Mansouri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldemar Patora in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, WKS Marcowe Minionki's goal looked a bit too open when Thelma Ziani came free, but Gustaw Grunwalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karim Lamine hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Thelma Ziani 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. Witomir Wysocki hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Abd al-Aziz Boutabout succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 28th playminute. In the 34th minute, Waldemar Patora ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Salim Mansouri was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Mounir Assad took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gustaw Grunwalski. WKS Marcowe Minionki's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. WKS Marcowe Minionki's Gustaw Grunwalski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rabah Belkheir in the 40th minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Sid Banouas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eldridge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave WKS Marcowe Minionki the free kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abd al-Aziz Boutabout during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 47th minute, Abd al-Aziz Boutabout hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Waldemar Patora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 49th minute. Salim Mansouri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rabah Belkheir was the one to do the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, Salim Mansouri successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to Eldridge getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Abd al-Aziz Boutabout hit a great ball. Eldridge's Salim Mansouri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maciej Chwalkiewicz in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rd minute, WKS Marcowe Minionki's Maciej Chwalkiewicz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Salim Mansouri. Salim Mansouri yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Rabah Belkheir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Gustaw Grunwalski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 67 minutes into the game, Thelma Ziani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eldridge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave WKS Marcowe Minionki the free kick. In the 67th minute, Thelma Ziani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th match minute, Eldridge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Madhi Arrache to maneuver through the defense. WKS Marcowe Minionki's Waldemar Patora came free and shot a quick shot against goal 70 minutes in the game, fortunately Salim Mansouri had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Waldemar Patora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Salim Mansouri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Maciej Chwalkiewicz fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored WKS Marcowe Minionki's protests and gave Maciej Chwalkiewicz a yellow card for diving instead. After 79 played minutes WKS Marcowe Minionki got a freekick which was hit by Maciej Chwalkiewicz. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Rabah Belkheir managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eldridge's supporters rose to their feet, but Rabah Belkheir was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustaw Grunwalski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Rabah Belkheir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 93rd minute of the match Abd al-Aziz Boutabout completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Abd al-Aziz Boutabout a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Eldridge:s Salim Mansouri showed great skill when he stopped Bartosz Miecznikowski:s penalty. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bartosz Miecznikowski in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Salim Mansouri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When WKS Marcowe Minionki's Bartosz Miecznikowski in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eldridge's goalie prevented a goal. WKS Marcowe Minionki were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.