Official Cup

Eagle
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Robert Sands started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Arkadiusz Chrobak made a precise shot to the right of Shawn Ashby. American Top Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 8th minute, Arkadiusz Chrobak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Shawn Ashby was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Shawn Ashby came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Drim Tim's Arkadiusz Chrobak. But to his dismay, Arkadiusz Chrobak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Robert Sands was extremely unlucky when he, in the 20th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Joseph Hitlev took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Shawn Ashby. Shawn Ashby 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. In the 27th minute, Arkadiusz Chrobak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Norbert Rzegotka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Sands, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Arkadiusz Chrobak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Drim Tim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Sands in the 36th minute of play forced Drim Tim's goalkeeper Norbert Rzegotka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th match minute, Drim Tim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celestino Bikendi to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of American Top Team booed when Drim Tim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerry Herring didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st match minute, American Top Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnoldo Short to maneuver through the defense. When American Top Team's Lorenzo Ellis in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Drim Tim's goalie prevented a goal. The American Top Team players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Drim Tim were winning 0-6.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joseph Hitlev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Arkadiusz Chrobak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Shawn Ashby was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joseph Hitlev received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Shawn Ashby came out and tried to block the shot, but Joseph Hitlev slotted it home off the left post making it 0-8 in the 59th minute. Shawn Ashby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joseph Hitlev, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 65th minute, Arkadiusz Chrobak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Drim Tim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. Norbert Rzegotka came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by American Top Team's Robert Sands. But to his dismay, Robert Sands quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-9. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by American Top Team's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joseph Hitlev was slow to take the kick. During this time Drim Tim's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Drim Tim's Pawel Gdowski to fire away a dangerous shot which Shawn Ashby despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. At last the ball reached Joseph Hitlev at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of American Top Team. 1-10. 83 minutes into the match, Joseph Hitlev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Shawn Ashby, 1-11. In the 87th play minute Arkadiusz Chrobak came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Shawn Ashby. 1-12. With a little luck, American Top Team's Shawn Ashby got control of the ball when Celestino Bikendi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 93rd minute Morgan Wilkerson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norbert Rzegotka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Tymoteusz Bara dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Shawn Ashby, 1-13. The Drim Tim supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Drim Tim would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.