Official Cup

Suzuki Arena
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) Alex Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alex Macedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes into the match, TAXI-MM-'s goalkeeper Martin Alexa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Macedo. In the 13th minute Gigel Omescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimo Ülend saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolae Dobrin made in the 15th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Marcin Kaczmarek however managed to control. 17 minutes into the match, Korona Kielce's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Baita came free, but Raimo Ülend reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th match minute, Korona Kielce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dave Legzdins to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute Robert Baita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimo Ülend saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute of the game Stig-Åke Mager made a throw-in which Niculae Boltașu played forward. Yuan Di Xing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Macedo got free with Martin Alexa in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alex Macedo might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martin Alexa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alex Macedo ran back to his position shaking his head. Martin Alexa made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Alex Macedo sent off a good shot on target. Raimo Ülend showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gigel Omescu in the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute TAXI-MM- were awarded a corner. Stig-Åke Mager went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 40th match minute, Korona Kielce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ray Atkins to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to TAXI-MM- getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Stig-Åke Mager hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Baita in the 44th minute of play forced Korona Kielce's goalkeeper Raimo Ülend to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Korona Kielce booed when TAXI-MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuan Di Xing didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th match minute, TAXI-MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Baita to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alex Macedo was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Alex Macedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Alexa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alex Macedo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Martin Alexa having to make a save. A sloppy throw-in by Stig-Åke Mager in the 58th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Korona Kielce's Ray Atkins. Korona Kielce's Art 许褚 was substituted for Marcin Kaczmarek. Korona Kielce's Ivar Lilleeng was substituted for Nicolae Dobrin. Stig-Åke Mager kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Martin Alexa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seb Hedges in the 68th minute of the match. In the 70thth minute of the game Seb Hedges who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TAXI-MM-'s Martin Alexa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With his leg Raimo Ülend managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when TAXI-MM-'s Yuan Di Xing fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to TAXI-MM- getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Ivan Cristescu hit a great ball. After some careless play in the TAXI-MM- defense, Seb Hedges kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Martin Alexa. The TAXI-MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Martin Alexa should have stopped the shot. Stig-Åke Mager's late challenge caught a Korona Kielce's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stig-Åke Mager helped the player get up and apologised. Seb Hedges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Alexa having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Seb Hedges left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Korona Kielce fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Raimo Ülend made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robert Baita in the 87th minute. Korona Kielce's Raimo Ülend proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Korona Kielce from getting a goal against them. After 91 minutes of play, Korona Kielce's Seb Hedges made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Martin Alexa was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Seb Hedges's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Alexa was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Seb Hedges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Korona Kielce's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.