Prized/Friendly Cup

Treter Field
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zachary Bentkowski kicked off to start the match. Balus Treter's Alois Ritschel got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 5 minutes into the game, Borys Chrobak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AKS Chorzów's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Balus Treter the free kick. In the 5th minute, Borys Chrobak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maksymilian Piekarczyk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 13 minutes into the match, AKS Chorzów's goalkeeper Dariusz Ziombkowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alois Ritschel. Matthias Merk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zachary Bentkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Balus Treter getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Kornelius Wewers hit a great ball. Alois Ritschel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 22 minutes into the match, Balus Treter's goal looked a bit too open when Zachary Bentkowski came free, but Matthias Merk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Balus Treter defense, Maksymilian Piekarczyk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Matthias Merk. The Balus Treter fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Matthias Merk should have stopped the shot. Matthias Merk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zachary Bentkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alois Ritschel in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dariusz Ziombkowski saved AKS Chorzów from getting behind. In the 32nd minute Maksymilian Piekarczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthias Merk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emil Wielkopolski hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Witalis Dytrych's late challenge caught a Balus Treter's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Witalis Dytrych helped the player get up and apologised. After 38 played minutes AKS Chorzów got a freekick which was hit by Witalis Dytrych. The AKS Chorzów fans' excitement grew in the 42nd match minute when AKS Chorzów's Zachary Bentkowski looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of AKS Chorzów booed when Balus Treter was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmund Wildemann didn't get a good kick on the ball. Matthias Merk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maksymilian Piekarczyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. In the 48th minute Zachary Bentkowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthias Merk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alois Ritschel to make the kick off. With his leg Matthias Merk managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when AKS Chorzów's Maksymilian Piekarczyk fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Don Rudolf during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th minute, Don Rudolf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hieronim Brataniec took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Matthias Merk. Balus Treter's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Edmund Wildemann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tim Noll recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 69 minutes into the game, Edmund Wildemann was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Balus Treter's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AKS Chorzów the free kick. The supporters of AKS Chorzów booed when Balus Treter was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmund Wildemann didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maksymilian Piekarczyk got free with Matthias Merk in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Zachary Bentkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matthias Merk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maksymilian Piekarczyk in the 73rd minute. Matthias Merk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Witalis Dlugi, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Matthias Merk made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Maksymilian Piekarczyk sent off a good shot on target. 76 minutes into the match, AKS Chorzów's goal looked a bit too open when Ekpenyong Vogler came free, but Dariusz Ziombkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Hieronim Brataniec dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Matthias Merk, 0-4. Maksymilian Piekarczyk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Matthias Merk made a huge save. The AKS Chorzów 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.