Friendly League

Smolenice City Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The crowd rose to their feet as FC Smolenice's Iván Sotomayor slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Timo-Fabian Rogowski. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. The audience was convinced that Ján Krempašský's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Timo-Fabian Rogowski was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. When FC Smolenice's Iván Sotomayor in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Polonia Bytom's goalie prevented a goal. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Polonia Bytom's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jonas Ekelund was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Smolenice's players had a chance to rest. Iván Sotomayor who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Timo-Fabian Rogowski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Polonia Bytom's Timo-Fabian Rogowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Polonia Bytom from getting a goal against them. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Polonia Bytom's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jonas Ekelund was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Smolenice's players had a chance to rest. The corner led FC Smolenice's Róbert Ujlacký to fire away a dangerous shot which Timo-Fabian Rogowski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When Stefan Chodzinski fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Polonia Bytom's protests and gave Stefan Chodzinski a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Polonia Bytom's Stefan Chodzinski got a free kick in the 24th minute. Timo-Fabian Rogowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iván Sotomayor in the 27th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iván Sotomayor in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Timo-Fabian Rogowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sebastian Hludzenski's late challenge caught a FC Smolenice's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastian Hludzenski helped the player get up and apologised. After a defensive mix-up in Polonia Bytom's zone, Iván Sotomayor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Timo-Fabian Rogowski came out of the goal and Iván Sotomayor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Iván Sotomayor put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Timo-Fabian Rogowski. In the 42nd minute Ján Krempašský shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timo-Fabian Rogowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 42 played minutes Polonia Bytom got a freekick which was hit by Julian Hludzenski. After a defensive mix-up in Polonia Bytom's zone, Iván Sotomayor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Timo-Fabian Rogowski came out of the goal and Iván Sotomayor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Timo-Fabian Rogowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iván Sotomayor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Smolenice's Iván Sotomayor was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 46th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stefan Chodzinski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Iván Sotomayor scored 6-0 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Timo-Fabian Rogowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 60th minute Iván Sotomayor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timo-Fabian Rogowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Julian Hludzenski during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 61 played minutes Polonia Bytom got a freekick which was hit by Julian Hludzenski. Polonia Bytom's Sebastian Hludzenski got his second yellow card of the match in the 63rd minute. The referee ordered Sebastian Hludzenski off the ground. When Michal Pachl came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the FC Smolenice 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 Michal Pachl couldn't finish the play. Timo-Fabian Rogowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iván Sotomayor's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iván Sotomayor in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Timo-Fabian Rogowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 72 minutes into the match, Polonia Bytom's goal looked a bit too open when Iván Sotomayor came free, but Timo-Fabian Rogowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Polonia Bytom's goal looked a bit too open when Ján Krempašský came free, but Timo-Fabian Rogowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iván Sotomayor in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Timo-Fabian Rogowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Iván Sotomayor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Timo-Fabian Rogowski was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iván Sotomayor in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Timo-Fabian Rogowski saved Polonia Bytom from getting behind. FC Smolenice's Henrich Jánošík was substituted for Ján Krempašský. 89 minutes into the match, Jorge Lixandro notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of Polonia Bytom's Timo-Fabian Rogowski. Timo-Fabian Rogowski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Timo-Fabian Rogowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakub Riapoš in the 93rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iván Sotomayor in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Timo-Fabian Rogowski saved Polonia Bytom from getting behind. When FC Smolenice's Iván Sotomayor in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Polonia Bytom's goalie prevented a goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Smolenice had played much better football throughout.