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Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Freddy Tindale started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Bitcoin Elbląg's Maciej Jarosz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Barkley in the 3rd minute of play. Maciej Jarosz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mark Barkley's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Memphis Grizzlies's Rodney Church played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstanty Grajewski in the 9th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Freddy Tindale had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maciej Jarosz. Bitcoin Elbląg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Freddy Tindale was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Wladyslaw Sala took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rodney Church. Rodney Church dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After 27 minutes, Jerzy Osikowicz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bitcoin Elbląg and the Memphis Grizzlies players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th match minute, Bitcoin Elbląg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerzy Osikowicz to maneuver through the defense. Peter Wiltshire might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maciej Jarosz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Peter Wiltshire ran back to his position shaking his head. Milosz Wysocki kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Rodney Church showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstanty Grajewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Mark Barkley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maciej Jarosz having to interfere. Freddy Tindale could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Maciej Jarosz made a huge save. Rodney Church took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstanty Grajewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Wladyslaw Sala made a precise shot to the right of Rodney Church. Memphis Grizzlies's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The Memphis Grizzlies players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bitcoin Elbląg were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Konstanty Grajewski made the kick off in the second half. Maciej Jarosz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mark Barkley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Mark Barkley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dave Fleming charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dave Fleming the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dave Fleming hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Memphis Grizzlies's Freddy Tindale got a free kick in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freddy Tindale in the 83rd minute of play forced Bitcoin Elbląg's goalkeeper Maciej Jarosz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Dave Fleming left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Memphis Grizzlies fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.