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Match Report
Mans
Spectators: 7618 (Terracing: 5714,
Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Boleslaw Falke started the match with the kick off. In the 11th minute, Bérenger Bauche 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. Ilan Saudrais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kacper Wnukowski in the 16th minute of the match. Jamal Musiala charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jamal Musiala the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 19th minute, Jamal Musiala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ilan Saudrais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kacper Wnukowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Eugeniusz Siekierski notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Mans's Ilan Saudrais. Ilan Saudrais was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jamal Musiala recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 35th minute, Mans's Jamal Musiala dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Thomas Müller's late challenge caught a Ajax Poland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thomas Müller helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Mans's Thomas Müller got a free kick in the 37th minute. Ilan Saudrais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kacper Wnukowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute, Boleslaw Falke left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ajax Poland fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After 44 played minutes Ajax Poland got a freekick which was hit by Witalis Siekierski. With a little luck, Ajax Poland's Wojciech Szczęsny got control of the ball when Bérenger Bauche tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Roland Ageorges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jamal Musiala made a kick off. Wojciech Szczęsny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jamal Musiala in the 52nd minute of play. A collision led to Ajax Poland getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Wladyslaw Mios hit a great ball. In the 56th minute, Thomas Müller hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 61 minutes into the match, Mans's goal looked a bit too open when Boleslaw Falke came free, but Ilan Saudrais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexandre Bonnet hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Ilan Saudrais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Witalis Siekierski, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Jamal Musiala might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wojciech Szczęsny. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jamal Musiala ran back to his position shaking his head. 71 minutes into the match, Ajax Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Jamal Musiala came free, but Wojciech Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ajax Poland fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 75th minute. Penalty! In the 77th minute there was a penalty for Mans. Djibril Pourcelot stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Wojciech Szczęsny. 2-2. Jamal Musiala recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wojciech Szczęsny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jamal Musiala, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Ilan Saudrais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boleslaw Falke in the 88th minute of play. Mans's Thomas Müller got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Thomas Müller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the game, Ludovic Russier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mans's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ajax Poland the free kick. In the 95th minute, Ludovic Russier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ajax Poland's Izydor Literski shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 96th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ilan Saudrais but with some difficulty. If Thomas Müller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Despite being the better team, Ajax Poland failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.
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