Prized/Friendly Cup

HSB Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paulo Baldaia started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucjan Oliszewski in the 3rd minute of play forced Olimpia HSB's goalkeeper Vladan Kovačević to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Lucjan Oliszewski in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olimpia HSB's goalie prevented a goal. Dagoberto Zonta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Morientes in the 16th minute. Fernando Morientes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Dagoberto Zonta made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Baldaia in the 20th minute of play forced Olimpia HSB's goalkeeper Vladan Kovačević to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s King Køng quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Wilfredo Vellito, made in the 21st minute of the game. Olimpia HSB's Fabian Czeszejko got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vladan Kovačević showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Baldaia, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The audience was convinced that Paulo Baldaia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladan Kovačević was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Vladan Kovačević made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loco Mønster in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute Loco Mønster shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladan Kovačević saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabian Czeszejko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 46th minute Paulo Baldaia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladan Kovačević saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabian Czeszejko's late challenge caught a ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabian Czeszejko helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Olimpia HSB's Fabian Czeszejko got a free kick in the 47th minute. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabian Czeszejko to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Fabian Czeszejko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dagoberto Zonta was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 56 minutes into the match, Loco Mønster notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Olimpia HSB's Vladan Kovačević. Vladan Kovačević was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabian Czeszejko in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dagoberto Zonta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Loco in the 62nd minute of play forced Olimpia HSB's goalkeeper Vladan Kovačević to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 64 minutes of play, Olimpia HSB's Fabian Czeszejko made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dagoberto Zonta was left in no man's land by his defense there! ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Yu Chong was substituted for Alfred Piatek. A throw-in in the 67th minute of the game was made by Wilfredo Vellito with Panait Maxim as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Olimpia HSB's Jacek Pietrowiak was substituted for Fabian Czeszejko. Olimpia HSB's Witold Prosowski was substituted for Tomáš Petrásek. 74 minutes into the match, ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s goal looked a bit too open when Jacek Pietrowiak came free, but Dagoberto Zonta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Txerran Mortal in the 75th minute of play forced Olimpia HSB's goalkeeper Vladan Kovačević to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacek Pietrowiak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 80th minute, Iwo Bentkowski made a precise shot to the right of Vladan Kovačević. Olimpia HSB's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The audience was convinced that Jacek Pietrowiak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dagoberto Zonta was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 84th match minute, Olimpia HSB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikola Mirotić to maneuver through the defense. When Chi-Chi Chi came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Chi-Chi Chi couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jacek Pietrowiak in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dagoberto Zonta saved ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ from getting behind. If Iwo Bentkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwo Bentkowski in the 94th minute of play forced Olimpia HSB's goalkeeper Vladan Kovačević to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.