Prized/Friendly Cup

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Markowy Team's Mai Jian Xi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mai Jian Xi in the 5th minute of play forced KANONIERZY's goalkeeper Christian Abbiati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 minutes KANONIERZY's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jaroslaw Rasimowicz who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Jaroslaw Rasimowicz almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but KANONIERZY's Christian Abbiati did a great save. In the 9th match minute, Markowy Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aristides Mazuste to maneuver through the defense. Artur Boruc made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Gösta Söderberg sent off a good shot on target. 11 minutes into the match, Markowy Team's goalkeeper Artur Boruc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gösta Söderberg. A collision led to KANONIERZY getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Gösta Söderberg hit a great ball. Ali Hamza Hanefi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Artur Boruc firmly grabbed it by the left post. Christian Abbiati didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Markowy Team's Carlos Alcaraz shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Christian Abbiati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomasz Wietrzychowski in the 35th minute of the match. KANONIERZY's Christian Abbiati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alcaraz in the 37th minute of play. KANONIERZY's Christian Abbiati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Jian Xi in the 39th minute of play. After 42 played minutes KANONIERZY got a freekick which was hit by Ali Hamza Hanefi. Christian Abbiati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pankracy Hajto in the 47th minute of play. After the first half Markowy Team were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ali Hamza Hanefi was the one to do the kick off. When KANONIERZY's Zbyszek Ferfecki in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Markowy Team's goalie prevented a goal. Christian Abbiati made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Carlos Alcaraz sent off a good shot on target. Artur Boruc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marian Sobania, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Artur Boruc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Hamza Hanefi in the 58th minute of play. After 65 minutes KANONIERZY's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jaroslaw Rasimowicz who took care of the corner kick. Artur Boruc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbyszek Ferfecki in the 67th minute of play. Christian Abbiati made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomasz Wietrzychowski in the 69th minute. Carlos Alcaraz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Christian Abbiati made a huge save. After 72 minutes of play, KANONIERZY's Gösta Söderberg made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Boruc was left in no man's land by his defense there! KANONIERZY's Christian Abbiati proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save KANONIERZY from getting a goal against them. Artur Boruc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Hamza Hanefi in the 76th minute of the match. Carlos Alcaraz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Christian Abbiati made a huge save. In the 80th minute Zbyszek Ferfecki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mai Jian Xi in the 82nd minute of play forced KANONIERZY's goalkeeper Christian Abbiati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute Mai Jian Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Abbiati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gösta Söderberg in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artur Boruc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 94th minute, Ernesto Cirelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Zbyszek Ferfecki came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the KANONIERZY 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 Zbyszek Ferfecki couldn't finish the play. The KANONIERZY supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Markowy Team's performance. The match ended with a win for Markowy Team.