Friendly League

La Playa
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) MATRIX TEAM's Brad Ridding 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. MATRIX TEAM's Tobiasz Niedzwiecki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gong Qi Fan in the 3rd minute of play. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gong Qi Fan went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Nils Elmhuus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brad Ridding, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gong Qi Fan might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tobiasz Niedzwiecki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gong Qi Fan ran back to his position shaking his head. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Qi Fan in the 14th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 16 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Gong Qi Fan sped through MATRIX TEAM's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tobiasz Niedzwiecki. After 19 minutes, Tytus Drab made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Playa Malvín's Nils Elmhuus tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 26th minute Brad Ridding shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils Elmhuus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nils Elmhuus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brad Ridding in the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to Playa Malvín getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Gong Qi Fan hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Qi Fan in the 33rd minute of play forced MATRIX TEAM's goalkeeper Tobiasz Niedzwiecki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nils Elmhuus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tytus Drab in the 34th minute of play. Lucjan Chmielecki hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gong Qi Fan in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tobiasz Niedzwiecki prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Qi Fan in the 45th minute of play forced MATRIX TEAM's goalkeeper Tobiasz Niedzwiecki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gong Qi Fan to strike the kick off in the second half. Nils Elmhuus made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Tytus Drab sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Qi Fan in the 55th minute of play forced MATRIX TEAM's goalkeeper Tobiasz Niedzwiecki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gong Qi Fan, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. With a little luck, Playa Malvín's Nils Elmhuus got control of the ball when Tytus Drab tried to sneak it across the goal line. Playa Malvín made a substitution. Chris Tian replaced Michael Guisla. MATRIX TEAM's Lech Lele was substituted for Damazy Jakisz. Playa Malvín's Quinto Ampudia was substituted for Gong Qi Fan. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quinto Ampudia in the 74th minute of play. Constantijn De Hond kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Quinto Ampudia went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Quinto Ampudia's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quinto Ampudia, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 93rd minute Quinto Ampudia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobiasz Niedzwiecki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Playa Malvín had won after a very even match.