Challenge

Atwood Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jim Mitchell started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Sienkiewicz in the 2nd minute of play forced Margaret Atwood Impact's goalkeeper Christopher Love to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michael Dalton struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Ludomir Posadzki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Margaret Atwood Impact. Margaret Atwood Impact's Christopher Love played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marek Gendolla in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Sienkiewicz in the 11th minute of play forced Margaret Atwood Impact's goalkeeper Christopher Love to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jim Mitchell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Ludomir Posadzki made a huge save. Ludomir Posadzki was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jim Mitchell showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. Ryszard Borowski hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jim Mitchell in the 16th minute of play forced EKIPAACHIMAAAAA's goalkeeper Ludomir Posadzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Rafal Hejza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christopher Love. Margaret Atwood Impact's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rafal Hejza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Roland Sienkiewicz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christopher Love having to interfere. If Jim Mitchell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christopher Love showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roland Sienkiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the match, EKIPAACHIMAAAAA's goalkeeper Ludomir Posadzki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michael Dalton. After 39 played minutes EKIPAACHIMAAAAA got a freekick which was hit by Kazimierz Deyna. EKIPAACHIMAAAAA's Ludomir Posadzki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save EKIPAACHIMAAAAA from getting a goal against them. In the 42nd minute of the match, Hylton Brookes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ludomir Posadzki saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 43 minutes into the match, Margaret Atwood Impact's goal looked a bit too open when Roland Sienkiewicz came free, but Christopher Love reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Michael Dalton came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Margaret Atwood Impact 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 Michael Dalton couldn't finish the play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Roland Sienkiewicz made the kick off in the second half. Roland Sienkiewicz charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roland Sienkiewicz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Margaret Atwood Impact's Christopher Love proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Margaret Atwood Impact from getting a goal against them. Ludomir Posadzki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Mitchell, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Michael Dalton might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ludomir Posadzki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Michael Dalton ran back to his position shaking his head. Margaret Atwood Impact's Michael Dalton got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jim Mitchell recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. EKIPAACHIMAAAAA's Ludomir Posadzki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Dalton in the 75th minute of play. Marek Gendolla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Christopher Love tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roland Sienkiewicz got free with Christopher Love in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ludomir Posadzki stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jim Mitchell's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Jim Mitchell blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ludomir Posadzki having to make a save. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.