Friendly League

Stadion Starczanowo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Witney City's Tim Hurren started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 4 minutes, Rio Best managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Witney City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rio Best was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 6 minutes into the match, Rio Best had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mieszko Ochabski. RPF Grabarze Olesnica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rio Best was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, RPF Grabarze Olesnica's Bogumil Paciuszko got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 12th match minute, Witney City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tod Berry to maneuver through the defense. Jerome Canning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klement Bejgier in the 14th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Tim Hurren made a precise shot to the right of Mieszko Ochabski. RPF Grabarze Olesnica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Tim Hurren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Mieszko Ochabski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the game, Tim Hurren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Mieszko Ochabski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to RPF Grabarze Olesnica getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Boruc Basinski hit a great ball. Mieszko Ochabski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tim Hurren, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Florian Marajda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. RPF Grabarze Olesnica's Mieszko Ochabski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tim Hurren in the 33rd minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Charles Bolton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mieszko Ochabski. RPF Grabarze Olesnica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Charles Bolton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Mieszko Ochabski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tod Berry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mieszko Ochabski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tod Berry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Tod Berry ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mieszko Ochabski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Gercho Bozhev hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Witney City's Jerome Canning got control of the ball when Klement Bejgier tried to sneak it across the goal line. The RPF Grabarze Olesnica players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Witney City were winning 0-6.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Klement Bejgier was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klement Bejgier in the 53rd minute of play forced Witney City's goalkeeper Jerome Canning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. RPF Grabarze Olesnica's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Klement Bejgier in the 54th minute. 55 minutes into the game, Witney City's Tim Hurren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mieszko Ochabski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Tim Hurren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Chip Archer came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Witney City 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 Chip Archer couldn't finish the play. Witney City were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after RPF Grabarze Olesnica's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Igor Kyulafliyski took the corner. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Tommy Bond advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-8 in the 72nd minute. Mieszko Ochabski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rio Best, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Tim Hurren kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mieszko Ochabski. That made the score 0-9 in the 77 minute of play. Charles Bolton took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mieszko Ochabski. Mieszko Ochabski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-10. The crowd rose to their feet as Tim Hurren kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mieszko Ochabski. That made the score 0-11 in the 86 minute of play. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind RPF Grabarze Olesnica's goalkeeper Mieszko Ochabski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for RPF Grabarze Olesnica! Igor Kyulafliyski walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. When the match was over Witney City could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than RPF Grabarze Olesnica throughout the match.