Official Cup

Arena Krotoszyn
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Wieslaw Majczyk started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Astra Krotoszyn's goal looked a bit too open when Márcio Garcia came free, but Marek Szpakowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Astra Krotoszyn's zone, Márcio Garcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marek Szpakowski came out of the goal and Márcio Garcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nilmar de Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wieslaw Majczyk in the 6th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wieslaw Majczyk got free with Nilmar de Amorim in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Walery Kalak fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Astra Krotoszyn's protests and gave Walery Kalak a yellow card for diving instead. Walery Kalak hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Astra Krotoszyn's zone, Eriberto Melo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marek Szpakowski came out of the goal and Eriberto Melo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marek Szpakowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Jedrzej Sakowicz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Astra Krotoszyn's supporters rose to their feet, but Jedrzej Sakowicz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nilmar de Amorim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 32 minutes into the match, Dedé Pimenta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marek Szpakowski. Astra Krotoszyn's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dedé Pimenta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Nilmar de Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wieslaw Majczyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute, Márcio Garcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shark FC - FSCMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. 42 minutes into the match, Shark FC - FSCMZ's Dedé Pimenta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marek Szpakowski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marek Szpakowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Melo in the 47th minute of play. After the first half Shark FC - FSCMZ were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Márcio Garcia to make the kick off. When Márcio Garcia came up free with the goalie in the 50th minute, the Shark FC - FSCMZ 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 Márcio Garcia couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Eriberto Melo took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Marek Szpakowski to make any attempt to save it. In the 66th minute, Shark FC - FSCMZ's Márcio Garcia dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Eriberto Melo took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Marek Szpakowski to make any attempt to save it. When Eriberto Melo came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Shark FC - FSCMZ 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 Eriberto Melo couldn't finish the play. After 74 minutes, Dedé Pimenta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shark FC - FSCMZ and the Astra Krotoszyn players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Shark FC - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Dedé Pimenta hit a great ball. When Eriberto Melo came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Shark FC - FSCMZ 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 Eriberto Melo couldn't finish the play. Wladyslaw Siembab hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. If Márcio Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Astra Krotoszyn's Wladyslaw Siembab got a free kick in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedé Pimenta in the 88th minute of play forced Astra Krotoszyn's goalkeeper Marek Szpakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Astra Krotoszyn defense, Márcio Garcia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marek Szpakowski. The Astra Krotoszyn fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marek Szpakowski should have stopped the shot. Eriberto Melo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Marek Szpakowski made a huge save. When the final whistle sounded Shark FC - FSCMZ left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Astra Krotoszyn.