Official Cup

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Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Olgun Oktay started the match with the kick off. Gordon Horgan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nick Heesen, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nick Heesen in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gordon Horgan saved COPERNICUS TORUŃ from getting behind. Brion Murphy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Georg Hagberg made a huge save. 13 minutes into the match, Nick Heesen notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of COPERNICUS TORUŃ's Gordon Horgan. Gordon Horgan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Georg Hagberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tahsin Atacan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gordon Horgan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gert van den Bergh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olgun Oktay got free with Georg Hagberg in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Ágætis Byrjun's Georg Hagberg got control of the ball when Brion Murphy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gordon Horgan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nick Heesen, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 30 minutes into the match, COPERNICUS TORUŃ's goal looked a bit too open when Nick Heesen came free, but Gordon Horgan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gordon Horgan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nick Heesen in the 31st minute of play. In the 35th minute, Gustavo Coates hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ladislao Cordarius came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Ágætis Byrjun 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 Ladislao Cordarius couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute of the match, Tahsin Atacan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Georg Hagberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Gordon Horgan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nick Heesen in the 40th minute of play. Olgun Oktay who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 41stth minute tested the skills of Georg Hagberg when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Olgun Oktays short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got Georg Hagberg to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joep Ponk in the 45th minute of play forced COPERNICUS TORUŃ's goalkeeper Gordon Horgan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gordon Horgan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joep Ponk in the 47th minute of the match. When Ágætis Byrjun's Joep Ponk in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye COPERNICUS TORUŃ's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nick Heesen to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tahsin Atacan in the 53rd minute of play forced Ágætis Byrjun's goalkeeper Georg Hagberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ladislao Cordarius took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gordon Horgan. COPERNICUS TORUŃ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ágætis Byrjun were furious when Alain Roche was red carded, 57 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 56 minutes into the game, one of Ágætis Byrjun:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. COPERNICUS TORUŃ's Gordon Horgan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save COPERNICUS TORUŃ from getting a goal against them. In the 62nd minute, Ágætis Byrjun's Gregorio Urtsin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gordon Horgan. Gordon Horgan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. 67 minutes into the match, COPERNICUS TORUŃ's goalkeeper Gordon Horgan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nick Heesen. In the 76th minute Olgun Oktay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georg Hagberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Brion Murphy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ágætis Byrjun's Manolo Bartumeu was substituted for Joep Ponk. Ágætis Byrjun made a substitution. Ernst Melis replaced Vitaliy Vorobey. Gordon Horgan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nick Heesen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gordon Horgan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hendrik-Jan Kuijpers showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 95 minute of play.