Official Cup

Catalina Pego
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) FUF F.C were furious when Severiano Valente was red carded, 3 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of FUF F.C:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Thunderstorm Riders:s goal. The referee gave Thunderstorm Riders a penalty, 6 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jakub Lukowski, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FUF F.C's Placido Frutos. 0-1. FUF F.C's Placido Frutos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wojciech Jajecznica in the 8th minute of play. Krzysztof Ratajczyk's late challenge caught a FUF F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Krzysztof Ratajczyk helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th minute, Draš Tič made a precise shot to the right of Placido Frutos. FUF F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Rodolfo Benvide kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 23 minutes into the game, Thunderstorm Riders's Jakub Lukowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Placido Frutos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After some careless play in the FUF F.C defense, Draš Tič kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Placido Frutos. The FUF F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Placido Frutos should have stopped the shot. Thunderstorm Riders's Krzysztof Ratajczyk got his second yellow card of the match in the 29th minute. The referee ordered Krzysztof Ratajczyk off the ground. A collision led to Thunderstorm Riders getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Krzysztof Ratajczyk hit a great ball. After 31 minutes of play, Thunderstorm Riders's Piotr Redisz made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Placido Frutos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Placido Frutos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remigiusz Kasprzak in the 35th minute of play. After 38 minutes of play, Thunderstorm Riders's Jakub Lukowski made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Placido Frutos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Placido Frutos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jakub Lukowski's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. After a defensive mix-up in FUF F.C's zone, Remigiusz Kasprzak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Placido Frutos came out of the goal and Remigiusz Kasprzak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 46 minutes into the match, Thunderstorm Riders's goalkeeper Cyprian Paciuszko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Domingo Henrico. After 47 played minutes FUF F.C got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Benvide. After the first half Thunderstorm Riders were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Domingo Henrico stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Draš Tič ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Placido Frutos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Jakub Lukowski took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Placido Frutos to make any attempt to save it. Rodolfo Benvide kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 63rd match minute, FUF F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Benvide to maneuver through the defense. Leonard Tworek took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Placido Frutos. FUF F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Placido Frutos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remigiusz Kasprzak in the 65th minute of the match. Jakub Lukowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Placido Frutos made a huge save. Jakub Lukowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 76th minute, Draš Tič made a precise shot to the right of Placido Frutos. FUF F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. In the 80th minute Jakub Lukowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Placido Frutos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Domingo Idacio kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Dariusz Adamczak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Placido Frutos made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Draš Tič got free with Placido Frutos in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Placido Frutos came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Thunderstorm Riders's Remigiusz Kasprzak. But to his dismay, Remigiusz Kasprzak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-11. Jerzy Plachetka hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute, Remigiusz Kasprzak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Placido Frutos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-12. Remigiusz Kasprzak struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Placido Frutos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Thunderstorm Riders. When the match was over Thunderstorm Riders could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FUF F.C throughout the match.