Official Cup

Estádio Douradão
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Fausto da Rocha came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Bitcoin Elbląg's Vicente Nevada. But to his dismay, Vicente Nevada quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Vicente Nevada recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bitcoin Elbląg's Jurek Dudek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rey Pelé in the 16th minute of play. 16 minutes in the game, Rey Pelé dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 18th minute of the match, Rey Pelé tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jurek Dudek saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jurek Dudek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from August Wahlnäs, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Fausto da Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaroslaw Birkenhagen in the 24th minute of play. Vicente Nevada blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fausto da Rocha having to make a save. Bitcoin Elbląg's Jurek Dudek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhang Yin Si in the 30th minute of play. Fausto da Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Nevada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vicente Nevada might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fausto da Rocha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vicente Nevada ran back to his position shaking his head. Fausto da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaroslaw Birkenhagen in the 42nd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as AFC - Curitiba's August Wahlnäs slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jurek Dudek. That made the score 2-2 after 47 minutes of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rey Pelé made a kick off. Bitcoin Elbląg's Sylwester Nowacki managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Silvio Asier in the 57 minute of the game. Jurek Dudek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matouš Carda, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Fausto da Rocha made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Jaroslaw Birkenhagen sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário Ortiz in the 65th minute of play forced Bitcoin Elbląg's goalkeeper Jurek Dudek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Bitcoin Elbląg's Vicente Nevada dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. Bitcoin Elbląg's Álvaro Recoba was substituted for Jean-Philippe Messe. AFC - Curitiba's Fausto da Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Nevada in the 79th minute of play. Jurek Dudek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matouš Carda in the 80th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Álvaro Recoba came free, but Fausto da Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 90 minutes into the game, one of AFC - Curitiba:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 91 minutes, Bitcoin Elbląg's Sylwester Nowacki got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Fausto da Rocha. 95 minutes into the match, Bitcoin Elbląg's goal looked a bit too open when Lucjan Setara came free, but Jurek Dudek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Vicente Nevada could shoot a difficult shot in the 98th minute, which Fausto da Rocha however easily saved by the left post. With an all-out effort, Bitcoin Elbląg's Fausto da Rocha threw himself towards the right post 99 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Álvaro Recoba, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 100th minute Jan Bykowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jurek Dudek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Bitcoin Elbląg walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.