Official Cup

Suzuki Arena
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) Severino Messias started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kroton F.C.'s Martin Eriksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Macedo in the 3rd minute of play. Kroton F.C.'s Martin Eriksson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Kroton F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 8th minute, Severino Messias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Raimo Ülend was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. With his leg Martin Eriksson managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when Korona Kielce's Alex Macedo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Martin Eriksson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Macedo in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martin Eriksson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Korona Kielce's attentive Niculae Biriș managed to snatch the ball when Edgar Ieberink made a throw-in in the 17th minute of the game. In the 18th minute Severino Messias 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. 20 minutes into the match, Korona Kielce's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Messias came free, but Raimo Ülend reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martin Eriksson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alex Macedo went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 24th match minute, Korona Kielce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Macedo to maneuver through the defense. Severino Messias hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After 31 played minutes Alex Macedo rounded Kroton F.C.'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-1. 36 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Martin Eriksson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Macedo. With a little luck, Kroton F.C.'s Martin Eriksson got control of the ball when Alex Macedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Martin Eriksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Alex Macedo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Alex Macedo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Martin Eriksson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Alex Macedo made the kick off in the second half. Paolo Cannavaro kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. A throw-in in the 56th minute of the game was made by Edgar Ieberink with Patrick Vieira as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Alex Macedo took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Martin Eriksson. Martin Eriksson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Korona Kielce made a substitution. Seb Hedges replaced Alex Macedo. Marcin Kaczmarek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Eriksson having to interfere. Patrick Vieira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Raimo Ülend made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chesney Summers in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martin Eriksson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chesney Summers recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Martin Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seb Hedges in the 83rd minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Seb Hedges had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Martin Eriksson. Kroton F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Seb Hedges was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. In the 93rd minute Johannes Støle 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. Raimo Ülend made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johannes Støle in the 93rd minute of play. In the 94th 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: 6-1. Korona Kielce's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.