Official Cup

FC Sosnowiec
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Donato Verdini took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd match minute, Aris Salonicco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriano Michelini to maneuver through the defense. When Punishment's Tomualdo Sauca in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Aris Salonicco FC's goalie prevented a goal. Enrico Cera kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Aris Salonicco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Klement Gieraltowski came free, but Beppe Natalucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gonzalo Berdaitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Michelini in the 28th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Adriano Michelini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gonzalo Berdaitz. Punishment's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adriano Michelini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 31 played minutes Punishment got a freekick which was hit by Konstanty Nowacki. Konstanty Nowacki recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A throw-in in the 37th minute of the game was made by Daniel Chwalkiewicz with Konstanty Nowacki as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Konstanty Nowacki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Beppe Natalucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Donato Verdini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aris Salonicco FC's Beppe Natalucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klement Gieraltowski in the 41st minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Klement Gieraltowski to make the kick off. After 54 played minutes Punishment got a freekick which was hit by Elia Trierweiler. Charalambos Pallini kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Tomualdo Sauca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beppe Natalucci having to interfere. In the 75th minute Giampaolo Pazzini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonzalo Berdaitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute, Tomualdo Sauca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Beppe Natalucci was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Elia Trierweiler hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the match, Aris Salonicco FC's Giampaolo Pazzini sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gonzalo Berdaitz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Beppe Natalucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Chwalkiewicz in the 84th minute of the match. When Giampaolo Pazzini came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Aris Salonicco FC 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 Giampaolo Pazzini couldn't finish the play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Punishment fans cheered their team off the field, for while Aris Salonicco FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.