Official Cup

X-files Arena
Spectators: 209 (Terracing: 157, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Norman Michalowicz kicked off to start the match. Leon Mackert charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leon Mackert the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 2nd match minute, BiBa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leon Mackert to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the match, Palloketut's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Mackert came free, but Salomon Itäluoma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jari Lehtinen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 12thth minute, Marc Stirn skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Norman Michalowicz came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the BiBa 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 Norman Michalowicz couldn't finish the play. When Robin Hörnes fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BiBa's protests and gave Robin Hörnes a yellow card for diving instead. Norman Michalowicz succeeded in the game's 24th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Marc Stirn made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Rami Lehto sent off a good shot on target. Leon Mackert recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 39 minutes into the match, BiBa's goalkeeper Marc Stirn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jari Lehtinen. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jari Lehtinen to strike the kick off in the second half. Leon Mackert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Salomon Itäluoma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Norman Michalowicz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Salomon Itäluoma made a huge save. 68 minutes into the match, BiBa's goal looked a bit too open when Jari Lehtinen came free, but Marc Stirn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, BiBa's Robin Hörnes got a free kick in the 69th minute. Rami Lehto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Palloketut's zone, Leon Mackert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salomon Itäluoma came out of the goal and Leon Mackert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Leon Mackert came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the BiBa 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 Leon Mackert couldn't finish the play. BiBa's Leon Mackert got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 97th minute Rami Lehto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marc Stirn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The BiBa supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing BiBa would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.