Friendly League

varennes stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Varennes's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Antoni Adamowicz was slow to take the kick. During this time Abandon All Hope's players had a chance to rest. 8 minutes into the match, Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gale Laliberté. The audience was convinced that Michal Arendarski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brice Leach was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. If Ellsworth Lindsay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Brice Leach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ye Hong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Ye Hong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brice Leach was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Brice Leach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michal Arendarski in the 27th minute of the match. After 28 minutes of play, Abandon All Hope's Michal Arendarski made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brice Leach was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Varennes's zone, Michal Arendarski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Brice Leach came out of the goal and Michal Arendarski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ellsworth Lindsay in the 33rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Michal Arendarski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brice Leach was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. After 39 minutes Abandon All Hope's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Salvador Braswell who took care of the corner kick. Bedirhan Türk charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bedirhan Türk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 41 played minutes Varennes got a freekick which was hit by Bedirhan Türk. With 45 minutes on the clock, Mateusz Piszczor commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 47 minutes Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing managed, with a little bit of luck, save Salvador Braswell's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lee Coffman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute of the match Salvador Braswell sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Meng Yan Jing skillfully saved the ball. Michal Arendarskis short, quick shot in the 59thth minute got Brice Leach to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Brice Leach had great luck who in the 60thth minute grab hold of the ball when Michal Arendarski from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. A collision led to Varennes getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Adolphe Murdock hit a great ball. Lee Coffman hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Artur Marajda hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Marin Pool charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marin Pool the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th match minute, Varennes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marin Pool to maneuver through the defense. Brice Leach came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Abandon All Hope's Michal Arendarski. But to his dismay, Michal Arendarski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Brice Leach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Arendarski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th match minute, Abandon All Hope was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dedê de Castro to maneuver through the defense. Meng Yan Jing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gale Laliberté, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Meng Yan Jing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lee Coffman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 95 played minutes Abandon All Hope got a freekick which was hit by Michal Arendarski. Michal Arendarski was extremely unlucky when he, in the 97th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The Abandon All Hope players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.