League

Viz Arena
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edson-Arantes Maradona got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the game, TheLastDance's Jaroslaw Gongolewicz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sten Thedin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximino Mario in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zachariasz Kociniewski saved TheLastDance from getting behind. Zachariasz Kociniewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nathan Preca in the 10th minute of the match. A collision led to Bird FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Mel Chung hit a great ball. TheLastDance's Zachariasz Kociniewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathan Preca in the 12th minute of play. After 20 minutes of play, Bird FC's Mel Chung made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zachariasz Kociniewski was left in no man's land by his defense there! 23 minutes into the match, Bird FC's goalkeeper Sten Thedin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edson-Arantes Maradona. Bird FC's Sten Thedin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaroslaw Gongolewicz in the 26th minute of play. Zachariasz Kociniewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathan Preca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sten Thedin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edson-Arantes Maradona's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Edson-Arantes Maradona sped through Bird FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sten Thedin. Zachariasz Kociniewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathan Preca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute of the match, Edson-Arantes Maradona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sten Thedin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Taqi Taqi made the kick off in the second half. Zachariasz Kociniewski made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Maximino Mario sent off a good shot on target. Zachariasz Kociniewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taqi Taqi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sten Thedin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Korneliusz Ochabski went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. The supporters of TheLastDance booed when Bird FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krzysztof Czarnecki didn't get a good kick on the ball. TheLastDance's Jaroslaw Gongolewicz couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Bird FC. Sten Thedin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edson-Arantes Maradona in the 65th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Bird FC's goal looked a bit too open when Villota Labra came free, but Sten Thedin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bird FC's Sten Thedin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edson-Arantes Maradona in the 69th minute of play. Bird FC's Sten Thedin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaroslaw Gongolewicz in the 73rd minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, TheLastDance's goal looked a bit too open when Nathan Preca came free, but Zachariasz Kociniewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute Korneliusz Ochabski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sten Thedin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sten Thedin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edson-Arantes Maradona in the 82nd minute of play. Sten Thedin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaroslaw Gongolewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of TheLastDance booed when Bird FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nathan Preca didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute Edson-Arantes Maradona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sten Thedin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The TheLastDance fans cheered their team off the field, for while Bird FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.