Official Cup

Jar.C & Olek Stadium
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mikael Nilsson kicked off to start the match. Juliusz Kowalski kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Wladyslaw Czerwinski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Cucao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paolo Cucao in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wladyslaw Czerwinski saved Jar.C Lipno from getting behind. 14 minutes into the match, Paolo Cucao had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wladyslaw Czerwinski. Jar.C Lipno's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paolo Cucao was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Paolo Cucao's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wladyslaw Czerwinski was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. In the 23rd minute, Witold Brytan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Paolo Cucao's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wladyslaw Czerwinski was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Paolo Cucao's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wladyslaw Czerwinski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Jar.C Lipno's Mikael Nilsson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Filipe Meireles. That made the score 1-2 after 35 minutes of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Izydor Dranka kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Filipe Meireles. That made the score 2-2 in the 45 minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paolo Cucao made a kick off. Wladyslaw Czerwinski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paolo Cucao in the 54th minute of play. After some careless play in the KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ defense, Izydor Dranka kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Filipe Meireles. The KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Filipe Meireles should have stopped the shot. Filipe Meireles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Izydor Dranka in the 62nd minute of the match. Filipe Meireles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Izydor Dranka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the match, Jar.C Lipno's goalkeeper Wladyslaw Czerwinski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juliusz Kowalski. After 73 minutes of play, KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's Paolo Cucao made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wladyslaw Czerwinski was left in no man's land by his defense there! KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's Filipe Meireles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Greg Walker in the 76th minute of play. Filipe Meireles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Greg Walker in the 77th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, KOLEJORZ POZNAŃ's goal looked a bit too open when Izydor Dranka came free, but Filipe Meireles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filipe Meireles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikael Nilsson in the 81st minute of the match. In the 86th minute Juliusz Kowalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wladyslaw Czerwinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute, Mikael Nilsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Filipe Meireles was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-4. When the referee ended the match the Jar.C Lipno players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.