Friendly League

Arena Cudów
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Borys Rzentkowski started the match with the kick off. Krzysztof Lodowy made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Mariusz Ogrodowicz sent off a good shot on target. Fc Aroosos were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Bears are Back's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Szczepan Gdowik took the corner. The corner led Fc Aroosos's Szczepan Gdowik to fire away a dangerous shot which Krzysztof Lodowy despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Krzysztof Lodowy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariusz Ogrodowicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Bears are Back's Krzysztof Lodowy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Borys Rzentkowski in the 11th minute of play. Borys Rzentkowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Krzysztof Lodowy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bears are Back's Krzysztof Lodowy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Bears are Back from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Bears are Back's Benedykt Andrzejewski got a free kick in the 20th minute. Oden Vandamme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Bernardo Mazzola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fc Aroosos's goalkeeper Bernardo Mazzola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 27 minutes Fc Aroosos's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bartosz Niemojewski who took care of the corner kick. Korneliusz Tokarczyk was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The audience was convinced that Oden Vandamme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Mazzola was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Krzysztof Lodowy came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Fc Aroosos's Borys Rzentkowski. But to his dismay, Borys Rzentkowski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 37 minutes into the game, Bears are Back's Oden Vandamme nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bernardo Mazzola made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Krzysztof Lodowy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borys Rzentkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bartosz Niemojewski kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oden Vandamme made a kick off. In the 51stth minute of the game Borys Rzentkowski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bears are Back's Krzysztof Lodowy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bears are Back's Oden Vandamme got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bernardo Mazzola made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Oden Vandamme sent off a good shot on target. 69 minutes into the match, Fc Aroosos's goal looked a bit too open when Oden Vandamme came free, but Bernardo Mazzola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Bears are Back defense, Borys Rzentkowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Krzysztof Lodowy. The Bears are Back fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Krzysztof Lodowy should have stopped the shot. Fc Aroosos's Bernardo Mazzola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Fc Aroosos from getting a goal against them. 77 minutes into the match, Bears are Back's Oden Vandamme sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernardo Mazzola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariusz Ogrodowicz in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Krzysztof Lodowy saved Bears are Back from getting behind. After having played for 82 minutes, Oden Vandamme managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bears are Back's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oden Vandamme was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 85 minutes into the match, Bears are Back's goal looked a bit too open when Borys Rzentkowski came free, but Krzysztof Lodowy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fc Aroosos's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.