Official Cup

Couqueiros Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adam Niziolek started the match with the kick off. Teodoro Freire received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Radomir Zurawski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boguslaw Piesciuk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Angelo Pessoa took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Radomir Zurawski to make any attempt to save it. Jiang hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 17thth minute of the game Boguslaw Piesciuk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AM United's David Bastos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Don Romário in the 19th minute of play forced AM United's goalkeeper David Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Radarowcy Szczecin's zone, Angelo Pessoa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radomir Zurawski came out of the goal and Angelo Pessoa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Angelo Pessoa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Radomir Zurawski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. David Bastos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Don Romário in the 30th minute of play. After 31 played minutes AM United got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Fontes. Boguslaw Piesciuk struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. David Bastos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Radarowcy Szczecin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Niziolek in the 38th minute of play forced AM United's goalkeeper David Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radomir Zurawski came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by AM United's Teodoro Freire. But to his dismay, Teodoro Freire quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teodoro Freire to make the kick off. David Bastos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adam Niziolek in the 53rd minute. AM United's David Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boguslaw Piesciuk in the 54th minute of play. AM United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adelino Palma in the 59th minute. The corner ended in Adelino Palma almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Radarowcy Szczecin's Radomir Zurawski did a great save. 62 minutes into the match, AM United's goal looked a bit too open when Don Romário came free, but David Bastos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Herbert Kocieniewski fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Radarowcy Szczecin's protests and gave Herbert Kocieniewski a yellow card for diving instead. AM United made a substitution. Damião Quintanilha replaced Angelo Pessoa. A collision led to Radarowcy Szczecin getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Herbert Kocieniewski hit a great ball. David Bastos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Don Romário showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 66 minute of play. In the 71st minute, Boguslaw Piesciuk left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Radarowcy Szczecin fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. AM United's David Bastos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save AM United from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boguslaw Piesciuk in the 76th minute of play forced AM United's goalkeeper David Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, AM United's David Bastos got control of the ball when Adam Niziolek tried to sneak it across the goal line. Don Romário scored 2-3 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of David Bastos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Boguslaw Piesciuk in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Bastos saved AM United from getting behind. Adam Niziolek did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-4 to the left of a surprised David Bastos 95 minutes into the match. Radarowcy Szczecin's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.