Friendly League

Lost Limbs Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zbigniew Lech started the match with the kick off. Pete Stebbing hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Dean Watts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbigniew Lech in the 13th minute of play. Berke Crampton charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Berke Crampton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zbigniew Lech in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dean Watts prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 23 played minutes Amputees FC got a freekick which was hit by Lauder Franklin. Dean Watts didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zbigniew Lech went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Niemierich RK 06's Aureliusz Juchno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Laing in the 30th minute of play. In the 35th match minute, Niemierich RK 06 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juliusz Traczewski to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zbigniew Lech in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dean Watts prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marcus Roach did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Aureliusz Juchno 39 minutes into the match. Marcin Betonowy kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. With a little luck, Niemierich RK 06's Aureliusz Juchno got control of the ball when Abraham Laing tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abraham Laing to strike the kick off in the second half. Aureliusz Juchno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abraham Laing, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 60th minute, Piotr Werra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute of the match Calvin Fynn shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aureliusz Juchno showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Abraham Laing had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aureliusz Juchno. Niemierich RK 06's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abraham Laing was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 66thth minute of the game Zbigniew Lech who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Amputees FC's Dean Watts was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aureliusz Juchno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Roach in the 68th minute of play. After 70 minutes, Abraham Laing made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Niemierich RK 06's Aureliusz Juchno tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Juliusz Traczewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aureliusz Juchno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Laing in the 83rd minute of the match. Dean Watts stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zbigniew Lech's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. In the 86th match minute, Niemierich RK 06 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juliusz Traczewski to maneuver through the defense. Aureliusz Juchno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berke Crampton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 92 played minutes Amputees FC got a freekick which was hit by Lauder Franklin. In the 94th minute, one of Amputees FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Amputees FC. Amputees FC:s Dean Watts showed great skill when he stopped Zbigniew Lech:s penalty. When Pete Stebbing fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Amputees FC's protests and gave Pete Stebbing a yellow card for diving instead. In the 97th match minute, Amputees FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pete Stebbing to maneuver through the defense. 98 minutes into the game, Lauder Franklin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Amputees FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Niemierich RK 06 the free kick. The supporters of Niemierich RK 06 booed when Amputees FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lauder Franklin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amputees FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.