Official Cup

Grodzka Stadium
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mateusz Fudalej took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 3 minutes into the game, when Marcin Ptaszek put in a rough tackle. 2 minutes into the game, one of FC Grodzka:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Wincent Drab came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Strömsbro IF's Charlie Beck. But to his dismay, Charlie Beck quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Wincent Drab showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argyris Papapetrou, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charlie Beck in the 10th minute of play forced FC Grodzka's goalkeeper Wincent Drab to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Argyris Papapetrou in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wincent Drab prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 14 minutes FC Grodzka's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mao Jun Yun who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Mao Jun Yun almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Grodzka's Wincent Drab did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argyris Papapetrou in the 17th minute of play forced FC Grodzka's goalkeeper Wincent Drab to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Argyris Papapetrou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Wincent Drab made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argyris Papapetrou in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Argyris Papapetrou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Strömsbro IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When Tommy Asklöv came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Strömsbro IF 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 Tommy Asklöv couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of FC Grodzka:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Strömsbro IF:s goal. FC Grodzka:s Wincent Drab showed great skill when he stopped Charlie Beck:s penalty. After 32 minutes of play, Strömsbro IF's Charlie Beck made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wincent Drab was left in no man's land by his defense there! Argyris Papapetrou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Wincent Drab took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Argyris Papapetrou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Argyris Papapetrou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wincent Drab having to make a save. Wincent Drab made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argyris Papapetrou in the 37th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mateusz Fudalej's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rıza Vuralhan was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Charlie Beck struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Wincent Drab didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Strömsbro IF. Charlie Beck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Wincent Drab tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Charlie Beck in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wincent Drab prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Argyris Papapetrou took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wincent Drab. Wincent Drab dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Wincent Drab was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Argyris Papapetrou capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Argyris Papapetrou really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Argyris Papapetrou got free with Wincent Drab in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wincent Drab made an important save on a dangerous shot by Argyris Papapetrou in the 62nd minute. Argyris Papapetrou struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Wincent Drab didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Strömsbro IF. In the 67th minute, Argyris Papapetrou reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Wincent Drab. The goal made the score 0-6. In the 70th minute, Argyris Papapetrou reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Wincent Drab. The goal made the score 0-7. If Argyris Papapetrou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Wincent Drab showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argyris Papapetrou, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. The audience was convinced that Argyris Papapetrou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wincent Drab was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. A hard shot 80 in the game by Argyris Papapetrou from a close distance when the talented Wincent Drab managed to make a qualified save. FC Grodzka's players were relieved. Argyris Papapetrou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 81 minutes into the match, FC Grodzka's goal looked a bit too open when Argyris Papapetrou came free, but Wincent Drab reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Strömsbro IF's Rıza Vuralhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Zecman in the 84th minute of play. Argyris Papapetrou who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 86thth minute tested the skills of Wincent Drab when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Hieronim Zalipski hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. FC Grodzka's Wincent Drab proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save FC Grodzka from getting a goal against them. Jan Zecman hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 91 minutes of play, Strömsbro IF's Argyris Papapetrou made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wincent Drab was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 94th match minute, Strömsbro IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mao Jun Yun to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Strömsbro IF eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.