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Bird FC Arena
Spectators: 8036 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 162) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Taqi Taqi got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to FC Barlinek getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Tolek Komanski hit a great ball. In the 10th minute of the match, Matthias Smed got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zachary Komornicki was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 11th minute Fernando Morientes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sten Thedin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Barlinek were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Bird FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Olaf Absolwent took the corner. Zachary Komornicki made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Matthias Smed sent off a good shot on target. 19 minutes into the match, FC Barlinek's goal looked a bit too open when Taqi Taqi came free, but Zachary Komornicki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardinho Chaves hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Mel Chung took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zachary Komornicki. FC Barlinek's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that Fernando Morientes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sten Thedin was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tolek Komanski in the 30th minute of play forced Bird FC's goalkeeper Sten Thedin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 31 minutes Bird FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Olaf Absolwent who took care of the corner kick. Bird FC's Sten Thedin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tolek Komanski in the 45th minute of play.

After 50 played minutes Bird FC got a freekick which was hit by Krzysztof Raflewski. Tolek Komanski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sten Thedin having to interfere. After having played for 55 minutes, Taqi Taqi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bird FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Taqi Taqi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Szymon Zacharek hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Bird FC made a substitution. Aureliusz Kajder replaced Szymon Zacharek. A collision led to Bird FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Krzysztof Czarnecki hit a great ball. Zachary Komornicki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taqi Taqi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bird FC's goalkeeper Sten Thedin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bird FC made a substitution. Michal Wisniewski replaced Olgierd Marchewka. In the 82nd minute of the match FC Barlinek got a corner. Bird FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olaf Absolwent ran over to the corner to take the kick. FC Barlinek's Zachary Komornicki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taqi Taqi in the 84th minute of play. Bird FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mel Chung in the 86th minute. After taking down the ball on Bird FC's corner Matthias Smed fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zachary Komornicki quite easily take care of the ball. Fernando Morientes in the 88thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sten Thedin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Marian Tobaczewski hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute of the match, Fernando Morientes got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sten Thedin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 92nd minute, Mel Chung hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernando Morientes's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sten Thedin firmly grabbed it by the left post. Bird FC's Sten Thedin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Bird FC from getting a goal against them. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.