Friendly League

Bydgostia Bydgoszcz
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) BYDGOSTIA's Olgierd Kowalski 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. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Zagłębie Dąbrowskie's goalkeeper Fabian Arendarski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 6th play minute Olgierd Kowalski came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Fabian Arendarski. 1-0. Zbyszko Leper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Manta in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute Olgierd Kowalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Arendarski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladislav Sarafov hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Zbyszko Leper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leopoldo Manta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leopoldo Manta scored 1-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zbyszko Leper, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Manta in the 28th minute of play forced BYDGOSTIA's goalkeeper Zbyszko Leper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabian Arendarski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olgierd Kowalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Zagłębie Dąbrowskie's Leopoldo Manta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zbyszko Leper narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 37th match minute, BYDGOSTIA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladislav Sarafov to maneuver through the defense. Grzegorz Jankowski hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After a rather tough play, BYDGOSTIA's Fabio-Roman Cannavaro got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 52nd minute Olgierd Kowalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Arendarski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zbyszko Leper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Octavio Xabel in the 55th minute. Fabian Arendarski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olgierd Kowalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zagłębie Dąbrowskie's Leopoldo Manta pulled a muscle in his back after 59 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 59 minutes into the game, Tytus Paprotny was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BYDGOSTIA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zagłębie Dąbrowskie the free kick. Zagłębie Dąbrowskie made a substitution. Roman Kon replaced Leopoldo Manta. In the 61st minute, Tytus Paprotny hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zagłębie Dąbrowskie made a substitution. Otto Alberg replaced Kusti Jõeäär. 65 minutes into the match, BYDGOSTIA's goal looked a bit too open when Octavio Xabel came free, but Zbyszko Leper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zbyszko Leper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Kon, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute Olgierd Kowalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Arendarski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zbyszko Leper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Kon in the 74th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie's zone, Olgierd Kowalski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabian Arendarski came out of the goal and Olgierd Kowalski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. BYDGOSTIA's Marcin Prusinowski was substituted for Mariusz Warka. BYDGOSTIA's Sebastian Bochynski was substituted for Patryk Zgonina. BYDGOSTIA's Zbyszko Leper proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save BYDGOSTIA from getting a goal against them. 82 minutes into the game, Marcin Prusinowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Fabian Arendarski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fabian Arendarski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcin Prusinowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabian Arendarski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olgierd Kowalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Zagłębie Dąbrowskie's Fabian Arendarski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yu Ran Fan in the 96th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Marcin Prusinowski put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Fabian Arendarski. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. BYDGOSTIA had won after a very even match.