Hippo Pool
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd match minute, Lekko Spoceni was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maciej Jaworski to maneuver through the defense. If Kim Lekberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mikolaj Szotek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kim Lekberg's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desiderio Ibañez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Lekko Spoceni's zone, Kim Lekberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mikolaj Szotek came out of the goal and Kim Lekberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 15th minute Maciej Jaworski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kim Lekberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Mikolaj Szotek made a huge save. Kim Lekberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Desiderio Ibañez in the 28th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Kim Lekberg made a precise shot to the right of Mikolaj Szotek. Lekko Spoceni's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 37th minute Savage Hippo were awarded a corner. Eddie Bjurström went to the cornerflag to take it. Saulius Pilipavičius made a great header on Savage Hippo's corner, it was just that Lekko Spoceni's Mikolaj Szotek managed to reach the ball for a save. Eddie Bjurström made in the 41st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Vakaris Daujotas immediately put the ball in play. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Desiderio Ibañez, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Mikolaj Szotek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kim Lekberg in the 47th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maciej Jaworski to make the kick off. When Kim Lekberg came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Savage Hippo 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 Kim Lekberg couldn't finish the play. If Kim Lekberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mikolaj Szotek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kim Lekberg in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kim Lekberg in the 66th minute of play forced Lekko Spoceni's goalkeeper Mikolaj Szotek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Savage Hippo were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after Lekko Spoceni's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eddie Bjurström took the corner. The corner ended in Orestas Mineikis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Lekko Spoceni's Mikolaj Szotek did a great save. In the 68th match minute, Savage Hippo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Owen Tomaszewski to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute Marc-André Van Bastén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute Desiderio Ibañez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marc-André Van Bastén in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bengt-Arne Askstedt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mikolaj Szotek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kim Lekberg in the 77th minute of play. Savage Hippo's Aleksander Walec managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Wojciech Malicki in the 79 minute of the game. In the 84th minute Kim Lekberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikolaj Szotek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Lekko Spoceni's Bengt-Arne Askstedt threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marc-André Van Bastén, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 87 minutes into the game, Aleksander Walec threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lekko Spoceni's Wojciech Malicki quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marc-André Van Bastén in the 88th minute of the match. Wojciech Malicki kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Bengt-Arne Askstedt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marc-André Van Bastén's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Marc-André Van Bastén blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bengt-Arne Askstedt having to make a save. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marc-André Van Bastén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Savage Hippo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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