Official Cup

Favourites Arena
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stelian Joldea got the match started through his kick off. Sebastian Zawada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stelian Joldea, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute Stelian Joldea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Zawada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 8 minutes, Apolo Beltza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KS Piastów Sosnowiec's supporters crossed their fingers, but Apolo Beltza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sebastian Zawada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dagmar Zupančič in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, KS Piastów Sosnowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Lucjan Madajczyk came free, but Tomasz Piwko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stelian Joldea took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastian Zawada. Sebastian Zawada dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Reşat Rasif might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sebastian Zawada. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Reşat Rasif ran back to his position shaking his head. Dagmar Zupančič received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Sebastian Zawada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reşat Rasif scored 0-3 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sebastian Zawada, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Reşat Rasif got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelian Joldea in the 37th minute of play forced THE FAVOURITES's goalkeeper Sebastian Zawada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Zawada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dagmar Zupančič, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Zawada didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mariusz Zgonina went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Stelian Joldea took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastian Zawada. Sebastian Zawada dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Barna was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Reşat Rasif nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sebastian Zawada made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Reşat Rasif received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Sebastian Zawada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dagmar Zupančič hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After 59 played minutes, THE FAVOURITES's Piotr Skonieczny shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tomasz Piwko came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in THE FAVOURITES reached it. Apolo Beltza scored 0-7 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sebastian Zawada, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sebastian Zawada came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Dagmar Zupančič. But to his dismay, Dagmar Zupančič quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. Stelian Joldea struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Sebastian Zawada didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KS Piastów Sosnowiec. In the 69th match minute, THE FAVOURITES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herbert Kolba to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reşat Rasif during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Reşat Rasif kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Stelian Joldea managed to get in a good position for a shot. KS Piastów Sosnowiec's supporters rose to their feet, but Stelian Joldea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sebastian Zawada breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mariusz Zgonina's late challenge caught a THE FAVOURITES's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mariusz Zgonina helped the player get up and apologised. Mariusz Zgonina hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Mariusz Zgonina kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sebastian Zawada. That made the score 0-9 in the 77 minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Apolo Beltza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sebastian Zawada. THE FAVOURITES's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Apolo Beltza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. If Mariusz Zgonina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stelian Joldea's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sebastian Zawada read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. If Reşat Rasif had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Apolo Beltza suffered a concussion in the 92nd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Herbert Kolba charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Herbert Kolba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Boruc Magdziarz was substituted for Apolo Beltza. Herbert Kolba hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, THE FAVOURITES's Boruc Cytrynski got a free kick in the 95th minute. Stelian Joldea struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Sebastian Zawada didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KS Piastów Sosnowiec. The THE FAVOURITES fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. KS Piastów Sosnowiec were clearly better and deserved to take the win.