Official Cup

Suzuki Arena
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bernardo Quinten kicked off to start the match. Justo Ruy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stephen Duxbury in the 8th minute of the match. Justo Ruy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stephen Duxbury, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. NUMBA's Justo Ruy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stephen Duxbury in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Leonardo Salvino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gary Ingram was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Darren Boyle blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Justo Ruy having to make a save. Gary Ingram showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Quinten in the 21st minute of the match. Bernardo Quinten hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Justo Ruy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darren Boyle in the 24th minute of play. In the 28th minute Darren Boyle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justo Ruy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Korona Kielce were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after NUMBA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Chaz Parkinson took the corner. Chaz Parkinson made a great header on Korona Kielce's corner, it was just that NUMBA's Justo Ruy managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Darren Boyle in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Justo Ruy saved NUMBA from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Darren Boyle's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Justo Ruy was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Bernardo Quinten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gary Ingram having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Darren Boyle in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Justo Ruy saved NUMBA from getting behind. Justo Ruy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darren Boyle in the 46th minute of play. Justo Ruy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darren Boyle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Darren Boyle made the kick off in the second half. Justo Ruy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stephen Duxbury in the 53rd minute of play. Justo Ruy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacek Kielb in the 55th minute of the match. Apolo Piarres's late challenge caught a Korona Kielce's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Apolo Piarres helped the player get up and apologised. After 57 played minutes NUMBA got a freekick which was hit by Apolo Piarres. Stephen Duxbury charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stephen Duxbury the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Korona Kielce made a substitution. Simon Wray replaced Edi Carlo. A collision led to Korona Kielce getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Stephen Duxbury hit a great ball. Felix Bailey hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Korona Kielce's Darren Boyle was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Justo Ruy in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Justo Ruy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stephen Duxbury, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Justo Ruy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darren Boyle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gary Ingram made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Quinten in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Gerry Furniss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacobo Magdaleno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Gary Ingram made a huge save. 86 minutes into the match, NUMBA's goal looked a bit too open when Darren Boyle came free, but Justo Ruy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deon Newell hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Justo Ruy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stephen Duxbury, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, NUMBA's goal looked a bit too open when Stephen Duxbury came free, but Justo Ruy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Korona Kielce booed when NUMBA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaac Fernado didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd match minute, Korona Kielce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Bailey to maneuver through the defense. After 94 minutes of play, Korona Kielce's Stephen Duxbury made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Justo Ruy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Korona Kielce's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.