Prized/Friendly Cup

Benzema Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute, Jerold Hooper hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 5 minutes into the match, Wel Lidzbark's goal looked a bit too open when Norbert Garland came free, but Marcin Bartelak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Wel Lidzbark's Wojciech Pachucki in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Marshrose's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dacian Bejenaru during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 8th match minute, Wel Lidzbark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dacian Bejenaru to maneuver through the defense. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Marshrose's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jeff Bezos was slow to take the kick. During this time Wel Lidzbark's players had a chance to rest. Wel Lidzbark's Lucjan Kocieniewski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcus Lind in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 14 played minutes Marshrose got a freekick which was hit by Ruben Le. Marcin Bartelak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norbert Garland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucjan Kocieniewski in the 17th minute of play forced Marshrose's goalkeeper Marcus Lind to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Wel Lidzbark's Marcin Bartelak got control of the ball when Jake Perrault tried to sneak it across the goal line. Derrick Osborne struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Marcin Bartelak didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Marshrose. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wojciech Pachucki in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcus Lind prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 24th minute of the match Wel Lidzbark got a corner. Marshrose's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jeff Bezos ran over to the corner to take the kick. Wel Lidzbark's Marcin Bartelak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Wel Lidzbark from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Wel Lidzbark getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Lucjan Kocieniewski hit a great ball. Marcin Bartelak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norbert Garland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Wojciech Pachucki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcus Lind came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Wel Lidzbark's Wojciech Pachucki. But to his dismay, Wojciech Pachucki quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Marshrose's goalkeeper Marcus Lind, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Wel Lidzbark's Wojciech Pachucki in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Marshrose's goalie prevented a goal. 43 minutes into the match, Wojciech Pachucki notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Marshrose's Marcus Lind. Marcus Lind was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Derrick Osborne to make the kick off. When Ricardo Quaresma fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wel Lidzbark's protests and gave Ricardo Quaresma a yellow card for diving instead. In the 56th minute, Wojciech Pachucki fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Marshrose made a substitution. Marion Moon replaced Jake Perrault. Marcin Bartelak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Derrick Osborne in the 59th minute of the match. With a little luck, Marshrose's Marcus Lind got control of the ball when Dacian Bejenaru tried to sneak it across the goal line. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Marshrose's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jeff Bezos was slow to take the kick. During this time Wel Lidzbark's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Jeff Bezos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcus Lind quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marcin Bartelak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruben Le in the 69th minute of the match. The supporters of Marshrose booed when Wel Lidzbark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucjan Kocieniewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 72 minutes of play, Wel Lidzbark's Wojciech Pachucki made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcus Lind was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marion Moon charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marion Moon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With his leg Marcus Lind managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Wel Lidzbark's Lucjan Kocieniewski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 78 minutes Marshrose's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jeff Bezos who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Wel Lidzbark's corner Roman Witkowski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marcus Lind quite easily take care of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wojciech Pachucki in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcus Lind saved Marshrose from getting behind. Derrick Osborne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcin Bartelak having to interfere. In the 88th minute of the match Wel Lidzbark got a corner. Marshrose's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jeff Bezos ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 89th minute Wojciech Pachucki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Lind saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricardo Quaresma was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 92 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute, one of Wel Lidzbark:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Wel Lidzbark. 93 minutes into the game, Marshrose's Ruben Le nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcin Bartelak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. The Wel Lidzbark 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.