Friendly League

The White Oval
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mattias Cartwright kicked off to start the match. Arkadiusz Puchlik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francis Gurney having to interfere. When Mattias Cartwright came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the The White Rovers 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 Mattias Cartwright couldn't finish the play. The White Rovers were furious when Nick Rushforth was red carded, 16 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 16th minute of the game. One of The White Rovers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Roczyny:s goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iwan Fink in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Francis Gurney prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Roczyny getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Arkadiusz Puchlik hit a great ball. Joel Dlyan in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jerzy Kostrzewski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Joel Dlyan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerzy Kostrzewski having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Joel Dlyan 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. Joel Dlyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in The White Rovers's zone, Iwan Fink stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francis Gurney came out of the goal and Iwan Fink tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 43 minutes into the match, Roczyny's goalkeeper Jerzy Kostrzewski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Dlyan. After having played for 47 minutes, Iwan Fink managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Roczyny's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iwan Fink was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Iwan Fink was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Piotr Dziechciowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francis Gurney saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Dlyan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Piotr Dziechciowski hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Joel Dlyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Jerzy Kostrzewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arkadiusz Puchlik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Arkadiusz Puchlik fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Roczyny's protests and gave Arkadiusz Puchlik a yellow card for diving instead. If Joel Dlyan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francis Gurney showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iwan Fink, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Arkadiusz Puchlik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joel Dlyan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerzy Kostrzewski having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mattias Cartwright during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, The White Rovers's Mattias Cartwright got a free kick in the 91st minute. Iwan Fink fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francis Gurney having to interfere. The White Rovers's Joel Dlyan got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doug Walker in the 95th minute of play forced Roczyny's goalkeeper Jerzy Kostrzewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Although The White Rovers had been in control for most of the match, Roczyny still came away with the win.