Official Cup

Serce Łodzi
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Jedrzej Kasprzak started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jos Van Hinnendael made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lindi Mena in the 6th minute. Meelis Vananurm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jedrzej Kasprzak in the 8th minute of play. 8 minutes into the game, Ábel Zarka was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nagyváradi AC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź the free kick. Ábel Zarka hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Hong Xing Yang took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Meelis Vananurm. Meelis Vananurm dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, Nagyváradi AC's goalkeeper Jos Van Hinnendael had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erubiel Justin. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Meelis Vananurm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jedrzej Kasprzak in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute Jedrzej Kasprzak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meelis Vananurm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute Lindi Mena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jos Van Hinnendael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maicon Pontes in the 19th minute of play forced Nagyváradi AC's goalkeeper Jos Van Hinnendael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's goal looked a bit too open when Jedrzej Kasprzak came free, but Meelis Vananurm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Meelis Vananurm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jedrzej Kasprzak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nagyváradi AC's Jos Van Hinnendael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maicon Pontes in the 27th minute of play. Jos Van Hinnendael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lindi Mena, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Meelis Vananurm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ákos Szél, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Meelis Vananurm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jedrzej Kasprzak in the 39th minute of play. Meelis Vananurm stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jedrzej Kasprzak's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. After taking down the ball on Nagyváradi AC's corner Ábel Zarka fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Meelis Vananurm quite easily take care of the ball. Nagyváradi AC's Jos Van Hinnendael proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Nagyváradi AC from getting a goal against them. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erubiel Justin was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chu Yang Qiang got free with Meelis Vananurm in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 53 minutes into the match, Nagyváradi AC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Abreu came free, but Jos Van Hinnendael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erubiel Justin during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Erubiel Justin hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the match, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's goalkeeper Meelis Vananurm had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vencel Pápai. Jos Van Hinnendael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erubiel Justin, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Lindi Mena hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Meelis Vananurm was a little too slow when Vencel Pápai got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 0-2. 74 minutes into the game, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Maicon Pontes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jos Van Hinnendael made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Jos Van Hinnendael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erubiel Justin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute of the match Nagyváradi AC got a corner. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ábel Zarka ran over to the corner to take the kick. Nagyváradi AC's Ábel Zarka was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Meelis Vananurm in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jedrzej Kasprzak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Meelis Vananurm made a huge save. Meelis Vananurm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jedrzej Kasprzak in the 84th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vencel Pápai in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Meelis Vananurm prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 88 minutes ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ábel Zarka who took care of the corner kick. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Meelis Vananurm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vencel Pápai in the 95th minute of play. The Nagyváradi AC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.