Friendly League

Specjal Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thomas Vollmar took the kick off in the first half of the match. EB Specjal Gdansk were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Newcastle United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Edward Bycofski took the corner. Thomas Vollmar took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wincenty Sikola. Wincenty Sikola dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Kazimierz Kossakowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Mikolaj Jerzyk made a huge save. Szymon Paciuszko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Mikolaj Jerzyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 19 played minutes Newcastle United got a freekick which was hit by Zé Paulo Zonta. Mikolaj Jerzyk was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Kazimierz Kossakowski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kazimierz Kossakowski really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. A collision led to Newcastle United getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Zé Paulo Zonta hit a great ball. With a little luck, Newcastle United's Mikolaj Jerzyk got control of the ball when Kazimierz Kossakowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Kazimierz Kossakowski came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the EB Specjal Gdansk 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 Kazimierz Kossakowski couldn't finish the play. EB Specjal Gdansk made a substitution. Izydor Drebit replaced Emil Kullander. In the 36th match minute, Newcastle United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marian Erland to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Kazimierz Kossakowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mikolaj Jerzyk was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Zé Paulo Zonta charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zé Paulo Zonta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Zé Paulo Zonta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when Kazimierz Kossakowski made the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Newcastle United's Thomas Vollmar slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wincenty Sikola. That made the score 2-2 after 50 minutes of play. Kazimierz Kossakowski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mikolaj Jerzyk having to make a save. In the 56th minute Kazimierz Kossakowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikolaj Jerzyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Kazimierz Kossakowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kazimierz Kossakowski in the 60th minute of play forced Newcastle United's goalkeeper Mikolaj Jerzyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Newcastle United's goal looked a bit too open when Kazimierz Kossakowski came free, but Mikolaj Jerzyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé Paulo Zonta kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Mikolaj Jerzyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kazimierz Kossakowski in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, EB Specjal Gdansk's goalkeeper Wincenty Sikola had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pankracy Malicki. After 75 minutes of play Newcastle United's Zé Paulo Zonta was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Newcastle United getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Zé Paulo Zonta hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the match, Newcastle United's goal looked a bit too open when Kazimierz Kossakowski came free, but Mikolaj Jerzyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the game, Kazimierz Kossakowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Mikolaj Jerzyk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 82 minutes of play, EB Specjal Gdansk's Kazimierz Kossakowski made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mikolaj Jerzyk was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mikolaj Jerzyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kazimierz Kossakowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Newcastle United's Thomas Vollmar got a free kick in the 87th minute. The supporters of EB Specjal Gdansk booed when Newcastle United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomas Vollmar didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Kazimierz Kossakowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 94th match minute, Newcastle United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Vollmar to maneuver through the defense. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. EB Specjal Gdansk had played much better football throughout.