Official Cup

Ajax Arena
Spectators: 471 (Terracing: 354, Seating: 108, VIP seats: 9) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kip William started the match with the kick off. La Acade's Blas Aritza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save La Acade from getting a goal against them. Eugeniusz Poniewaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugeniusz Poniewaz in the 13th minute of play forced La Acade's goalkeeper Blas Aritza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shao Zhou made in the 15th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Kip William immediately put the ball in play. After 24 played minutes La Acade got a freekick which was hit by David Abaurre. Blas Aritza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugeniusz Poniewaz in the 25th minute of play. Eugeniusz Poniewaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Blas Aritza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Korneliusz Rasimowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kip William in the 32nd minute of the match. Ajax Poland's Korneliusz Rasimowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kip William in the 37th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eugeniusz Poniewaz in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Blas Aritza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eugeniusz Poniewaz to make the kick off. David Abaurre made in the 51st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ajax Poland's Marcin Fleischer. In the 55th minute Ajax Poland were awarded a corner. Mateusz Baran went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Mateusz Baran got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Blas Aritza quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Osvaldo Cantero got free with Korneliusz Rasimowicz in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Korneliusz Rasimowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Cantero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Korneliusz Rasimowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kip William, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 67 minutes into the match, Ajax Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Kip William came free, but Korneliusz Rasimowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 71 played minutes La Acade got a freekick which was hit by Shao Zhou. Shao Zhou hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Felipe Saturnins short, quick shot in the 77thth minute got Korneliusz Rasimowicz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Osvaldo Cantero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Osvaldo Cantero got free with Korneliusz Rasimowicz in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eugeniusz Poniewaz might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Blas Aritza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eugeniusz Poniewaz ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 90th minute Eugeniusz Poniewaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blas Aritza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eugeniusz Poniewaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee's whistle sounded for the end of the second half. The match was tied at 0-0. None of the players looked happy at the prospect of extra-time.

After resting during the break, the players from both teams went out on the field looking very concentrated. It was now first half of the overtime. Felipe Saturnin made the kick off and play began. Korneliusz Rasimowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Cantero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Ajax Poland players wondered just what they needed to do win this one. 105 minutes had now been played and the teams were still tied. Penalties were starting to look likely.

Both teams seemed ready to fight when Ajax Poland's Eugeniusz Poniewaz did the kick off and started the second half in the overtime. After a defensive mix-up in Ajax Poland's zone, Osvaldo Cantero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Korneliusz Rasimowicz came out of the goal and Osvaldo Cantero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Eugeniusz Poniewaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 122nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Blas Aritza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugeniusz Poniewaz in the 122nd minute of play. Felipe Saturnin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 124thth minute, Korneliusz Rasimowicz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in Ajax Poland's zone, Osvaldo Cantero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Korneliusz Rasimowicz came out of the goal and Osvaldo Cantero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eugeniusz Poniewaz might have been able to make a better finish in the 128th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Blas Aritza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eugeniusz Poniewaz ran back to his position shaking his head. La Acade's Blas Aritza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugeniusz Poniewaz in the 128th minute of play. Blas Aritza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugeniusz Poniewaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 30 minutes of extra-time there was still no winner. The players now faced the much dreaded penalty shoot-out.

The goalkeeper, Blas Aritza, was totally fooled by Ajax Poland's Korneliusz Rasimowicz, who 137 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 138th minute there was a penalty for La Acade. Stelian Avram stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Korneliusz Rasimowicz. 1-1. In the 141st minute there was a penalty for La Acade. Felipe Saturnin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Korneliusz Rasimowicz. 2-2. The Ajax Poland support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.