Official Cup

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Janusz Bienienda started the match with the kick off. Feliks Tarasek made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Rick Postolan sent off a good shot on target. Austen Bull took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Feliks Tarasek. Feliks Tarasek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. TibaDons's Ollie Clark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janusz Bienienda in the 15th minute of play. Feliks Tarasek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grant Cornish in the 17th minute of the match. A collision led to Cidry Rojca getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Aleksander Czermak hit a great ball. Grant Cornish's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Feliks Tarasek skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ollie Clark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Janusz Bienienda in the 22nd minute of play. Luke Cooke hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Ollie Clark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Janusz Bienienda, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 29th match minute, TibaDons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luke Cooke to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the game, Janusz Bienienda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ollie Clark was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Alfred Serwacki came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Cidry Rojca 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 Alfred Serwacki couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Milko in the 38th minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in TibaDons's zone, Alfred Serwacki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ollie Clark came out of the goal and Alfred Serwacki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alfred Serwacki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Ollie Clark tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 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 Grant Cornish to make the kick off. Feliks Tarasek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rick Postolan in the 54th minute of play. The supporters of TibaDons booed when Cidry Rojca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfred Serwacki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Feliks Tarasek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grant Cornish in the 55th minute of play. A collision led to Cidry Rojca getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Pawel Ochylski hit a great ball. In the 58th minute, Grant Cornish ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Feliks Tarasek was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Feliks Tarasek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rick Postolan, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Stu Blewett sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stu Blewett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliks Tarasek having to interfere. Ollie Clark was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Janusz Bienienda capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Janusz Bienienda really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. After 74 played minutes Cidry Rojca got a freekick which was hit by Tymoteusz Hajder. In the 77th minute, Callum Windsor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Feliks Tarasek was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. A collision led to TibaDons getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Grant Cornish hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cidry Rojca's zone, Grant Cornish stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Feliks Tarasek came out of the goal and Grant Cornish tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ollie Clark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Janusz Bienienda in the 83rd minute of the match. When Janusz Bienienda came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Cidry Rojca 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 Janusz Bienienda couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Cidry Rojca booed when TibaDons was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luke Cooke didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cidry Rojca's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.