Friendly League

Lech Max 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. Jan Gacki started the match with the kick off. Gwidon Dubilas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vincent Van Gogh in the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincent Van Gogh in the 9th minute of play forced Lech Max's goalkeeper Gwidon Dubilas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Jan Gacki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Filipe Meireles. KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan Gacki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When Jan Gacki came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Lech Max 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 Jan Gacki couldn't finish the play. Gwidon Dubilas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vincent Van Gogh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan Gacki got free with Filipe Meireles in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gwidon Dubilas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vincent Van Gogh in the 25th minute of the match. In the 28th match minute, Lech Max was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krzysztof Bycofski to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's zone, Jan Gacki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filipe Meireles came out of the goal and Jan Gacki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jan Gacki might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Filipe Meireles. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan Gacki ran back to his position shaking his head. 34 minutes into the match, Lech Max's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Van Gogh came free, but Gwidon Dubilas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Vincent Van Gogh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gwidon Dubilas was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 36thth minute of the game Jan Gacki who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's Filipe Meireles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 40th minute, Jan Gacki reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Filipe Meireles. The goal made the score 2-0. KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's Edgar Winnicki suffered a concussion after 46 minutes and had to leave the field. After 46 minutes, Kapaneus Panayiotopoulos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lech Max and the KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ players grew even worse after the yellow card.

The wind increased when Radoslaw Gruchacz made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Lech Max's goal looked a bit too open when Bartlomiej Gotfryd came free, but Gwidon Dubilas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Jan Gacki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Filipe Meireles. KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan Gacki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Lech Max's Mikolaj Kuszczak managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Remigiusz Galagan in the 65 minute of the game. After a rather tough play, KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's Juliusz Kowalski got a free kick in the 68th minute. A collision led to Lech Max getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Mikolaj Kuszczak hit a great ball. Jan Gacki blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Filipe Meireles having to make a save. In the 75th match minute, Lech Max was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Skaradowski to maneuver through the defense. KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's Remigiusz Galagan shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 76th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Gwidon Dubilas but with some difficulty. Lech Max's Gwidon Dubilas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartlomiej Gotfryd in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Gacki in the 80th minute of play forced KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's goalkeeper Filipe Meireles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute Jan Gacki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filipe Meireles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filipe Meireles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Gacki in the 88th minute of play. After some careless play in the KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ defense, Jan Gacki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Filipe Meireles. The KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Filipe Meireles should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lech Max had won after a very even match.