Official Cup

Stadion Łosiowisko
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zygmunt Bondel got the match started through his kick off. Thrasivoulos Katsiaros hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Thrasivoulos Katsiaros hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Dobromir Przebendowski 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. The referee felt a red card was in order, 9 minutes into the game, when Stathis Mousikos put in a rough tackle. The supporters of Faker FC booed when PicksBattle.com was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stathis Mousikos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stefanos Topoudis made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Dobromir Przebendowski sent off a good shot on target. 12 minutes into the match, Iordanis Papaioannou had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Patryk Kluska. Faker FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iordanis Papaioannou was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Faker FC's Zygmunt Bondel got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 17th match minute, PicksBattle.com was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thrasivoulos Katsiaros to maneuver through the defense. Thrasivoulos Katsiaros kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Zygmunt Bondel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Stefanos Topoudis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Faker FC's Patryk Kluska played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tilemachos Zografos in the 26th minute of play. Stefanos Topoudis made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Maciej Soszka sent off a good shot on target. Stefanos Topoudis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zygmunt Bondel, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute, Roland Poling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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 Iordanis Papaioannou to make the kick off. Patryk Kluska made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iordanis Papaioannou in the 52nd minute. After a rather tough play, Faker FC's Feliks Poteralski got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 59th match minute, Faker FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bogumil Smolarek to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maciej Soszka in the 64th minute of play forced PicksBattle.com's goalkeeper Stefanos Topoudis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Faker FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Iordanis Papaioannou 65 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. Stefanos Topoudis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maciej Soszka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, Roland Poling was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Faker FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PicksBattle.com the free kick. When the match had been going on for 74 minutes, PicksBattle.com's Antonis Karteris got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Patryk Kluska. Stefanos Topoudis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mieszko Siedlecki in the 81st minute of play. Mieszko Siedlecki took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stefanos Topoudis. Stefanos Topoudis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. After a defensive mix-up in Faker FC's zone, Thrasivoulos Katsiaros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patryk Kluska came out of the goal and Thrasivoulos Katsiaros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 95th minute, Roland Poling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched PicksBattle.com eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.