Official Cup

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 497 (Terracing: 374, Seating: 114, VIP seats: 9) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Romeo Rienda made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 played minutes U.D. Mancini got a freekick which was hit by Neto Diaz. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Słoneczna2003 Lidzbark W's goalkeeper Hieronim Gdowski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gwidon Barys took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elvis Ribeiro. Elvis Ribeiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tello Calvo in the 18th minute of play forced Słoneczna2003 Lidzbark W's goalkeeper Hieronim Gdowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elvis Ribeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilmar Couto, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After a rather tough play, Słoneczna2003 Lidzbark W's Stasio Borczak got a free kick in the 24th minute. U.D. Mancini's Dagoberto Escobar was responsible for 1-2 with a brilliant performance in the 25th minute when he, by himself, got past the opponents defense and with a quick shot sent the ball into the goal to the left of Hieronim Gdowski. Elvis Ribeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilmar Couto in the 30th minute of play. Słoneczna2003 Lidzbark W's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Borys Rakowski in the 31st minute. The corner ended in Borys Rakowski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U.D. Mancini's Elvis Ribeiro did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilmar Couto in the 33rd minute of play forced U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Elvis Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sever Corbu in the 36th minute of play forced U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Elvis Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elvis Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilmar Couto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the game, Słoneczna2003 Lidzbark W's Gilmar Couto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elvis Ribeiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Frank Berglund charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frank Berglund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th minute, Frank Berglund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Gilmar Couto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After the first half Słoneczna2003 Lidzbark W were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gilmar Couto made a kick off. Urbes Marcilla kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Elvis Ribeiro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gilmar Couto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 52 minute of play. The throw-in from Urbes Marcilla in the 58th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Słoneczna2003 Lidzbark W's Gwidon Barys. Elvis Ribeiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gilmar Couto went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. In the 65th minute Gilmar Couto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elvis Ribeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Słoneczna2003 Lidzbark W's Andres Ireno was substituted for Gilmar Couto. U.D. Mancini's Falo Saboya was substituted for Neto Diaz. A sloppy throw-in by Urbes Marcilla in the 70th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Słoneczna2003 Lidzbark W's Stasio Borczak. Elvis Ribeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andres Ireno, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andres Ireno in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elvis Ribeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 90th minute Andres Ireno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elvis Ribeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The Słoneczna2003 Lidzbark W supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Słoneczna2003 Lidzbark W would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.