Friendly League

Paprykarz Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Angelo Abela got the match started through his kick off. Daniel Ghigo kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 5th minute, MKS Pogoń Szczecin's Roch Chowaniec dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Karol Serwach stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angelo Abela's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neil Micallef in the 11th minute of play forced MKS Pogoń Szczecin's goalkeeper Karol Serwach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Swatar United FC's Sílvio Luiz Alcântara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Izydor Liberko in the 14th minute of play. Dejan Spiteri charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dejan Spiteri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 16th match minute, Swatar United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dejan Spiteri to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Roch Chowaniec's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sílvio Luiz Alcântara was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. After 20 played minutes MKS Pogoń Szczecin got a freekick which was hit by Remigiusz Kostka. The corner ended in Stasio Domarecki almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Swatar United FC's Sílvio Luiz Alcântara did a great save. Rafal Grajewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Sílvio Luiz Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sílvio Luiz Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roch Chowaniec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sílvio Luiz Alcântara had great luck who in the 28thth minute grab hold of the ball when Izydor Liberko from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 30 minutes into the match, Swatar United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Krzysztof Psotka came free, but Sílvio Luiz Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sílvio Luiz Alcântara made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Roch Chowaniec sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to MKS Pogoń Szczecin getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Witold Ciszewski hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Swatar United FC's Angelo Abela got a free kick in the 35th minute. Karol Serwach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Abela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the MKS Pogoń Szczecin defense, Angelo Abela kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Karol Serwach. The MKS Pogoń Szczecin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Karol Serwach should have stopped the shot. Sílvio Luiz Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roch Chowaniec in the 43rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Swatar United FC's Daniel Ghigo got a free kick in the 43rd minute. MKS Pogoń Szczecin's Stasio Domarecki couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 44th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Swatar United FC. Neil Testaferrata Olivier's late challenge caught a MKS Pogoń Szczecin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Neil Testaferrata Olivier helped the player get up and apologised. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roch Chowaniec to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Swatar United FC defense, Roch Chowaniec kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sílvio Luiz Alcântara. The Swatar United FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sílvio Luiz Alcântara should have stopped the shot. In the 55th minute Roch Chowaniec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Luiz Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sílvio Luiz Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafal Grajewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Ian Montanaro kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Angelo Abela reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Karol Serwach. The goal made the score 2-2. In the 68th minute Roch Chowaniec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Luiz Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Neil Testaferrata Olivier was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 68 minutes had been played. A collision led to Swatar United FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Neil Testaferrata Olivier hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the match, Roch Chowaniec notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Swatar United FC's Sílvio Luiz Alcântara. Sílvio Luiz Alcântara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of MKS Pogoń Szczecin booed when Swatar United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Ghigo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ismael Gulia kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. MKS Pogoń Szczecin's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Stasio Domarecki in the 80th minute. The corner ended in Stasio Domarecki almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Swatar United FC's Sílvio Luiz Alcântara did a great save. Karol Serwach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neil Micallef, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 84 minutes into the game, MKS Pogoń Szczecin's Roch Chowaniec nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sílvio Luiz Alcântara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. 88 minutes into the match, MKS Pogoń Szczecin's goal looked a bit too open when Neil Micallef came free, but Karol Serwach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ian Montanaro kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Swatar United FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for MKS Pogoń Szczecin.