Official Cup

Bellerive
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lowrey Mogork got the match started through his kick off. Ralph Ridding received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Walery Burowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to BES MUDI BANDITS getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Corbett Hodson hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, LZS Zywocice's Marian Mis got a free kick in the 8th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ralph Ridding got free with Walery Burowski in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wieslaw Erland in the 13th minute of play forced BES MUDI BANDITS's goalkeeper Broderick Maslin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ralph Ridding's late challenge caught a LZS Zywocice's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ralph Ridding helped the player get up and apologised. Ralph Ridding kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the game, LZS Zywocice's Patryk Zuraw nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Broderick Maslin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Wasyl Pahucki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patryk Zuraw blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Broderick Maslin having to make a save. Walery Burowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Downing Thomas in the 35th minute of play. A hard shot 37 in the game by Ralph Ridding from a close distance when the talented Walery Burowski managed to make a qualified save. LZS Zywocice's players were relieved. In the 40th minute of the match Wieslaw Erland sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Broderick Maslin skillfully saved the ball. If Wieslaw Erland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Lowrey Mogork had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 45 played minutes LZS Zywocice got a freekick which was hit by Wasyl Pahucki. After having played for 46 minutes, Ralph Ridding managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BES MUDI BANDITS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ralph Ridding was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Patryk Zuraw stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes, Patryk Zuraw mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LZS Zywocice and the BES MUDI BANDITS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 51st match minute, LZS Zywocice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patryk Zuraw to maneuver through the defense. When Corbett Hodson was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 57 minutes had been played. After 58 played minutes BES MUDI BANDITS got a freekick which was hit by Corbett Hodson. Wieslaw Erland's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Broderick Maslin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. After 70 minutes of play, BES MUDI BANDITS's Blake Kinnaird made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Walery Burowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 79th minute of the match LZS Zywocice got a corner. BES MUDI BANDITS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wieslaw Erland ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ralph Ridding recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.