League

Traugutta Park
Spectators: 8027 (Terracing: 6022, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Beniamin Lichorobiec took the kick off in the first half of the match. Reinhard Bennink made a fantastic save in the 2nd minute, when Beniamin Lichorobiec sent off a good shot on target. Boguslaw Maurycy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniele Stragapede, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan Oss blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Boguslaw Maurycy having to make a save. Cezary Prusinowski kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. If Przemyslaw Klimkiewicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nadzieja Speed Elblag's Boguslaw Maurycy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniele Stragapede in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Rudolf Borker had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Boguslaw Maurycy. Nadzieja Speed Elblag's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rudolf Borker was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 19 minutes, Przemyslaw Klimkiewicz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nadzieja Speed Elblag and the Diamonds players grew even worse after the yellow card. Przemyslaw Klimkiewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Cezary Prusinowski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Reinhard Bennink. That made the score 1-1 in the 24 minute of play. Boguslaw Maurycy came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Diamonds's Rudolf Borker. But to his dismay, Rudolf Borker quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. If Daniele Stragapede had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 32 minutes into the match, Nadzieja Speed Elblag's goal looked a bit too open when Daniele Stragapede came free, but Boguslaw Maurycy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reinhard Bennink was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Beniamin Lichorobiec capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Beniamin Lichorobiec really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Rudolf Borker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boguslaw Maurycy having to interfere. Chavdar Hesapchiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Reinhard Bennink tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Diamonds's goal looked a bit too open when Beniamin Lichorobiec came free, but Reinhard Bennink reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Diamonds's Reinhard Bennink got control of the ball when Chavdar Hesapchiev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Reinhard Bennink was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Beniamin Lichorobiec showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 46 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniele Stragapede was the one to do the kick off. Reinhard Bennink showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beniamin Lichorobiec in the 57th minute of the match. Przemyslaw Klimkiewicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Reinhard Bennink tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Beniamin Lichorobiec had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reinhard Bennink. Diamonds's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Beniamin Lichorobiec was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Niels-Jan Drok hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Chavdar Hesapchiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reinhard Bennink showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chiel Middeljans, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 78th minute, Japke Fellinger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Daniele Stragapede's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Boguslaw Maurycy was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Cezary Prusinowski took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Reinhard Bennink. Reinhard Bennink dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-2. Nadzieja Speed Elblag walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.