Friendly League

Crystal Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kingpins's Patrik Beneth 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. 4 minutes into the match, Veth Crystals's goal looked a bit too open when Patrik Beneth came free, but Tiburcio Jakue reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zbigniew Wierzbicki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Bixente Poli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Kingpins booed when Veth Crystals was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zbigniew Wierzbicki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cyryl Zielinski made in the 9th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Marian Domeradzki however managed to control. Josep Casanova kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Kingpins's Patrik Beneth sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tiburcio Jakue narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bixente Poli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liu Zhi Guang in the 16th minute of play. Kingpins's Bixente Poli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gwidon Patora in the 17th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gwidon Patora in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bixente Poli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tiburcio Jakue showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrik Beneth, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Achraf Hakimi kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. With a little luck, Kingpins's Bixente Poli got control of the ball when Raul Loramendi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 47th minute, Liu Zhi Guang left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Veth Crystals fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gwidon Patora stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Veth Crystals got a freekick which was hit by Liu Zhi Guang. Patrik Beneth's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tiburcio Jakue read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Tiburcio Jakue made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Patrik Beneth sent off a good shot on target. Kingpins's Bixente Poli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Loramendi in the 60th minute of play. Patrik Beneth could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Tiburcio Jakue made a huge save. Bixente Poli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Loramendi, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Bixente Poli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zbigniew Wierzbicki, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Patrik Beneth might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tiburcio Jakue. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Patrik Beneth ran back to his position shaking his head. Veth Crystals's Gabriel Vaz was substituted for Cyryl Zielinski. Veth Crystals made a substitution. Florian Ciempa replaced Zbigniew Wierzbicki. Veth Crystals made a substitution. Ludomir Radzyminski replaced Nedas Jameikis. 77 minutes in the game, Harry Sjö dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Bixente Poli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwidon Patora in the 81st minute of play. Kingpins's Ramiro Estavan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gabriel Vaz in the 84 minute of the game. Kingpins's Bixente Poli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Zhi Guang in the 86th minute of play. The supporters of Veth Crystals booed when Kingpins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Achraf Hakimi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 90 played minutes, Veth Crystals's Gwidon Patora shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bixente Poli came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Veth Crystals reached it. After 94 minutes, Harry Sjö mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kingpins and the Veth Crystals players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th minute, Harry Sjö hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Veth Crystals were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Kingpins for a fine match.