Official Cup

Arena FC Płoszyce
Spectators: 2344 (Terracing: 1759, Seating: 539, VIP seats: 46) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Borislav Tvrdić got the match started through his kick off. Alen Kovič showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaroslaw Dembowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. 4 minutes into the game, Wojciech Merski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Płoszyce's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave --Sibenik-- the free kick. After 6 played minutes FC Płoszyce got a freekick which was hit by Cyryl Praski. Borislav Tvrdić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, --Sibenik--'s Sven Budimović got a free kick in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antun Bunić in the 13th minute of play forced FC Płoszyce's goalkeeper Pawel Hodyl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Eugen Drača ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pawel Hodyl was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Alen Kovič didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 17th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. FC Płoszyce's Pawel Hodyl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Borislav Tvrdić in the 21st minute of play. Branko Furmek hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. A long shot from Wojciech Merski in the 22nd minute of play was well struck, but Alen Kovič made a really good save at the right post. Adam Soroka recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dobriša Milašinčić kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Antun Bunić 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. 31 minutes into the game, Adam Soroka recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alen Kovič. Adam Soroka showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. In the 34th minute, Daniel Osowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaroslaw Dembowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alen Kovič having to interfere. Alen Kovič stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adam Soroka's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. In the 41st minute, Tihomir Ćorić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alen Kovič made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wojciech Merski in the 42nd minute of play. Dobriša Milašinčić charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dobriša Milašinčić the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to --Sibenik-- getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Dobriša Milašinčić hit a great ball. If Eugen Drača had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adam Soroka to make the kick off. When Jaroslaw Dembowski came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the FC Płoszyce 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 Jaroslaw Dembowski couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Jaroslaw Dembowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Płoszyce's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaroslaw Dembowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alen Kovič breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wojciech Merski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Antun Bunić could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Pawel Hodyl made a huge save. After having played for 69 minutes, Antun Bunić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. --Sibenik--'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Antun Bunić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pawel Hodyl made an important save on a dangerous shot by Borislav Tvrdić in the 70th minute. If Eugen Drača had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alen Kovič didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Płoszyce's Adam Soroka shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adam Soroka in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alen Kovič prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gwidon Lerych during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 78 played minutes FC Płoszyce got a freekick which was hit by Gwidon Lerych. With a little luck, FC Płoszyce's Pawel Hodyl got control of the ball when Eugen Drača tried to sneak it across the goal line. Antun Bunić blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pawel Hodyl having to make a save. Alen Kovič showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaroslaw Dembowski in the 83rd minute of the match. Alen Kovič showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Soroka, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Jaroslaw Dembowski scored 4-1 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alen Kovič, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, FC Płoszyce's Pawel Hodyl got control of the ball when Borislav Tvrdić tried to sneak it across the goal line.

--Sibenik--'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.