Friendly League

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Granate's Christos Triantafyllou 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. Zachariasz Rakiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christos Triantafyllou in the 3rd minute of play. Granate's Jonathan Palmquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barnaba Zukowski in the 5th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Wataha Świętokrzyska's goal looked a bit too open when Christos Triantafyllou came free, but Zachariasz Rakiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Granate's Jonathan Palmquist got control of the ball when Sylwester Szarmach tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luisito Estevon's late challenge caught a Wataha Świętokrzyska's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luisito Estevon helped the player get up and apologised. When Lucjan Tworek came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Wataha Świętokrzyska 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 Lucjan Tworek couldn't finish the play. Zachariasz Rakiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Kirby in the 16th minute of the match. Zachariasz Rakiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Triantafyllou in the 17th minute of the match. Sylwester Szarmach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Palmquist having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Wataha Świętokrzyska's goal looked a bit too open when Christos Triantafyllou came free, but Zachariasz Rakiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zachariasz Rakiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Triantafyllou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zachariasz Rakiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Triantafyllou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sylwester Szarmach's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Jonathan Palmquist skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Zachariasz Rakiewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Triantafyllou, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Zachariasz Rakiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaakko Ramstadius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Palmquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucjan Tworek in the 35th minute of play. Granate's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Enzo Hermon in the 38th minute. Zachariasz Rakiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christos Triantafyllou in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Sylwester Szarmach reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonathan Palmquist. The goal made the score 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Lucjan Tworek made the kick off in the second half. Granate's Jonathan Palmquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sylwester Szarmach in the 53rd minute of play. Lucjan Tworek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Jonathan Palmquist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Lucjan Tworek came free, but Jonathan Palmquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zachariasz Rakiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaakko Ramstadius in the 61st minute of play. Jonathan Palmquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucjan Tworek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Wataha Świętokrzyska's Zachariasz Rakiewicz got control of the ball when Leukothoe Sakelaris tried to sneak it across the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Wataha Świętokrzyska's Lucjan Tworek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Palmquist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Christos Triantafyllou reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zachariasz Rakiewicz. The goal made the score 1-1. Sylwester Szarmach recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 84 minutes into the match, Wataha Świętokrzyska's goalkeeper Zachariasz Rakiewicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christos Triantafyllou. Granate's Christos Triantafyllou managed to work through Wataha Świętokrzyska's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Christos Triantafyllou dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. After 91 minutes of play, Wataha Świętokrzyska's Sylwester Szarmach made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Palmquist was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Granate's zone, Lucjan Tworek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Palmquist came out of the goal and Lucjan Tworek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zachariasz Rakiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christos Triantafyllou in the 96th minute of play. Wataha Świętokrzyska's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.