Villa Park Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Şota Arveladze made the kick off and thus started the match. When Olympique Gdynia's Şota Arveladze in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Aston Villa F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Olympique Gdynia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fabio-Roman Zabaleta in the 5th minute. A nice corner shot did that Tirso Isasaga got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Duda Berger quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Olympique Gdynia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fabio-Roman Zabaleta in the 8th minute. The corner led Olympique Gdynia's Fabio-Roman Zabaleta to fire away a dangerous shot which Duda Berger despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Aston Villa F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Czeslaw Domeracki came free, but Duda Berger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 played minutes Aston Villa F.C got a freekick which was hit by Nico Itajaí. Duda Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tirso Isasaga, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute Czeslaw Domeracki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duda Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 17 played minutes Olympique Gdynia got a freekick which was hit by Czeslaw Domeracki. Duda Berger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Czeslaw Domeracki in the 23rd minute of the match. If Şota Arveladze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute Şota Arveladze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duda Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 32 minutes, Şota Arveladze managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympique Gdynia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Şota Arveladze was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 36 minutes into the match, Aston Villa F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Şota Arveladze came free, but Duda Berger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Czeslaw Domeracki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duda Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Duda Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Czeslaw Domeracki, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 47 minutes into the game, Charles Darwin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Olympique Gdynia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aston Villa F.C the free kick. In the 47th minute, Charles Darwin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Mário Corrêa from long distance, 48 minutes into the match, got Tanek Ostrowski's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 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.
The wind increased when Diogo Calado made the kick off in the second half. Duda Berger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şota Arveladze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 56 minutes, Şota Arveladze managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympique Gdynia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Şota Arveladze was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Czeslaw Domeracki in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Duda Berger saved Aston Villa F.C from getting behind. After having played for 64 minutes, Şota Arveladze managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympique Gdynia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Şota Arveladze was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Czeslaw Domeracki in the 70th minute of play forced Aston Villa F.C's goalkeeper Duda Berger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nico Itajaí hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Duda Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şota Arveladze, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Aston Villa F.C's zone, Czeslaw Domeracki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Duda Berger came out of the goal and Czeslaw Domeracki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Duda Berger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tirso Isasaga in the 86th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, Aston Villa F.C's goalkeeper Duda Berger had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Czeslaw Domeracki. Duda Berger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şota Arveladze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Duda Berger made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Şota Arveladze sent off a good shot on target. In the 94th play minute Czeslaw Domeracki came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Duda Berger. 0-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Olympique Gdynia had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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