League

Merseyside Park
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Krzysztof Lech took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dominik Podowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 9 minutes into the match, Dominik Podowski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz. Liverbird FCC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dominik Podowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to Liverbird FCC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Olgierd Walkowski hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Sylwester Czaplicki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th match minute, Liverbird FCC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Janusz Lesiecki to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the game, IZO Team's Sylwester Czaplicki nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Liverbird FCC's Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dawid Glogowski in the 30th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Dawid Glogowski 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. Alejo Jaume recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zbigniew Dulka got free with Franciszek Giec in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krzysztof Lech in the 37th minute of play forced IZO Team's goalkeeper Franciszek Giec to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, one of IZO Team:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for IZO Team. IZO Team:s Franciszek Giec showed great skill when he stopped Hugon Basinski:s penalty. 43 minutes into the match, Liverbird FCC's goal looked a bit too open when Brendon Holyfield came free, but Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Liverbird FCC defense, Dawid Glogowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz. The Liverbird FCC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz should have stopped the shot. The Liverbird FCC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. IZO Team were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dawid Glogowski to make the kick off. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Liverbird FCC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Wawrzyniec Mindykowski was slow to take the kick. During this time IZO Team's players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dawid Glogowski got free with Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zenon Mochadlo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dawid Glogowski got free with Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Janusz Lesiecki during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of IZO Team booed when Liverbird FCC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Janusz Lesiecki didn't get a good kick on the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Liverbird FCC's goalkeeper Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dawid Glogowski. Dawid Glogowski in the 68thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. During the 69th minute of the match Janusz Lesiecki completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Janusz Lesiecki a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of IZO Team booed when Liverbird FCC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Janusz Lesiecki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dawid Glogowski struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for IZO Team. 73 minutes into the match, Wawrzyniec Mindykowski notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Liverbird FCC's Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz. Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dawid Glogowski who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 83rd minute, Liverbird FCC's Norbert Gollob seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Norbert Gollob the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Liverbird FCC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Norbert Gollob had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of Liverbird FCC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of IZO Team:s goal. Dawid Glogowskis short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Bartlomiej Klimkiewicz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Liverbird FCC's Olgierd Walkowski got a free kick in the 91st minute. After having played for 92 minutes, Dawid Glogowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. IZO Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dawid Glogowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Dawid Glogowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. IZO Team's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.