Challenge

Herb
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. Stasio Borowski started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Herbalists Opole's goal looked a bit too open when Rod Williamson came free, but Sebastian Zembrzuski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A throw-in in the 8th minute of the game was made by Roland Kornatowski with Stasio Borowski as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 13thth minute of the game Rod Williamson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Herbalists Opole's Sebastian Zembrzuski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 18thth minute of the game Stasio Borowski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sojourner Truth Pioneers's Philip Palmer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 19th minute Herbalists Opole were awarded a corner. Rafal Czysta went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Adam Wisniewski managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 21st match minute, Herbalists Opole was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roland Kornatowski to maneuver through the defense. Zygmunt Pyrtek scored 1-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Philip Palmer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sebastian Zembrzuski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rod Williamson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Sojourner Truth Pioneers's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Wisniewski came free, but Philip Palmer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rod Williamson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Sebastian Zembrzuski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Zygmunt Pyrtek got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 40th match minute, Sojourner Truth Pioneers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by William Greig to maneuver through the defense. Philip Palmer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Wisniewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rod Williamson was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stasio Borowski in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Philip Palmer saved Sojourner Truth Pioneers from getting behind. In the 57th minute, Adam Wisniewski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Benedykt Werra took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Philip Palmer. Philip Palmer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 64 minutes into the match, Sojourner Truth Pioneers's goal looked a bit too open when Stasio Borowski came free, but Philip Palmer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. William Rennie recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Sojourner Truth Pioneers defense, Zygmunt Pyrtek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Philip Palmer. The Sojourner Truth Pioneers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Philip Palmer should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedykt Werra in the 74th minute of play forced Sojourner Truth Pioneers's goalkeeper Philip Palmer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stasio Borowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Philip Palmer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Herbalists Opole getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Jan Labus hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the game, one of Sojourner Truth Pioneers:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Zygmunt Pyrtek scored 6-0 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Philip Palmer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Stasio Borowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Philip Palmer was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Sojourner Truth Pioneers's Philip Palmer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stasio Borowski in the 94th minute of play. Roland Kornatowski made in the 97th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sojourner Truth Pioneers's Paul Arnold. Sojourner Truth Pioneers's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.