Friendly League

Crystal Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gwidon Patora made the kick off and thus started the match. Liu Zhi Guang struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Augustus Batalla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Veth Crystals. Through an outstanding action, after 4 minutes, Augustus Batalla successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a defensive mix-up in Veth Crystals's zone, Bror Hanmark stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tiburcio Jakue came out of the goal and Bror Hanmark tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Liu Zhi Guang managed to get in a good position for a shot. Veth Crystals's supporters rose to their feet, but Liu Zhi Guang was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Augustus Batalla breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Veth Crystals's Zbigniew Wierzbicki got a free kick in the 15th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 18 minutes, Augustus Batalla successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Gwidon Patora's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Augustus Batalla was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. An unexpected shot in the 26th minute by Gwidon Patora got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gwidon Patora in the 27th minute of play forced Ralles Bollklubb's goalkeeper Augustus Batalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th match minute, Veth Crystals was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea Casals to maneuver through the defense. Ralles Bollklubb's Augustus Batalla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Zhi Guang in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th match minute, Ralles Bollklubb was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bror Hanmark to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, Bror Hanmark had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tiburcio Jakue. Veth Crystals's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bror Hanmark was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1.

Ralles Bollklubb's Augustus Batalla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gwidon Patora in the 51st minute of play. After 52 minutes Ralles Bollklubb's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gwidon Patora who took care of the corner kick. Veth Crystals's Gwidon Patora was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Augustus Batalla in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 53 minutes into the match, Veth Crystals's goalkeeper Tiburcio Jakue had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leif Classon. Augustus Batalla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gwidon Patora in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Józef Kalafus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute Bror Hanmark shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiburcio Jakue saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bror Hanmark got free with Tiburcio Jakue in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adam Ek charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adam Ek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 63rd minute, Adam Ek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Veth Crystals's Florian Ciempa was substituted for Andrea Casals. Veth Crystals's Ludomir Radzyminski was substituted for Nedas Jameikis. Adam Ek kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. During the 66th minute of the match Adam Ek completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Adam Ek a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 67th minute Zbigniew Wierzbicki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augustus Batalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Ralles Bollklubb's goal looked a bit too open when Liu Zhi Guang came free, but Augustus Batalla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Takeshi Tachibana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Liu Zhi Guang hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Augustus Batalla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gwidon Patora in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 94th minute Veth Crystals were awarded a corner. Gwidon Patora went to the cornerflag to take it. Veth Crystals's Gwidon Patora was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Augustus Batalla in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ralles Bollklubb players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Veth Crystals.