Official Cup

Arena Krotoszyn
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Szczepan Kempka started the match with the kick off. K.F.MALIQI's Lew Yashin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save K.F.MALIQI from getting a goal against them. Lew Yashin was a little too slow when Szczepan Kempka got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Su Xu Xi in the 12th minute of play forced Astra Krotoszyn's goalkeeper Leon Piekarczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute of the match, Szczepan Kempka got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lew Yashin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Tobiasz Iwaszko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Su Xu Xi in the 19th minute of play forced Astra Krotoszyn's goalkeeper Leon Piekarczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Szczepan Kempka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lew Yashin having to interfere. Leon Piekarczyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hassan Diop in the 25th minute of the match. Su Xu Xi took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leon Piekarczyk. Leon Piekarczyk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. A collision led to Astra Krotoszyn getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Radomir Mojsiewicz hit a great ball. Leon Piekarczyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caradoc Enriquez in the 34th minute of play. K.F.MALIQI's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ronaldão Moreira in the 35th minute. Ronaldão Moreira made a great header on K.F.MALIQI's corner, it was just that Astra Krotoszyn's Leon Piekarczyk managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, K.F.MALIQI's Ronaldão Moreira got a free kick in the 38th minute. Lew Yashin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radomir Mojsiewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Astra Krotoszyn were awarded a corner. Radomir Mojsiewicz went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 43rd minute of the match, Radomir Mojsiewicz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lew Yashin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Caradoc Enriquez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leon Piekarczyk having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Su Xu Xi to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Su Xu Xi in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leon Piekarczyk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When K.F.MALIQI's Su Xu Xi in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Astra Krotoszyn's goalie prevented a goal. Su Xu Xi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Leon Piekarczyk when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Leon Piekarczyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caradoc Enriquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldão Moreira charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ronaldão Moreira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 58 played minutes K.F.MALIQI got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldão Moreira. In the 59th minute, Radomir Mojsiewicz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Su Xu Xi put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Leon Piekarczyk. Szczepan Kempka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lew Yashin having to interfere. In the 68th match minute, Astra Krotoszyn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobiasz Blicharz to maneuver through the defense. After 72 minutes Astra Krotoszyn's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ronaldão Moreira who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on K.F.MALIQI's corner Ronaldão Moreira fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Leon Piekarczyk quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Astra Krotoszyn's Jan Pająk got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 76thth minute of the game Su Xu Xi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astra Krotoszyn's Leon Piekarczyk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Astra Krotoszyn's Leon Piekarczyk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Astra Krotoszyn from getting a goal against them. Lew Yashin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Szczepan Kempka, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the match, K.F.MALIQI's goal looked a bit too open when Szczepan Kempka came free, but Lew Yashin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Astra Krotoszyn's attentive Tobiasz Blicharz managed to snatch the ball when Zapryan Sakarov made a throw-in in the 87th minute of the game. 89 minutes into the game, Szczepan Kempka cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Lew Yashin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 92nd minute, Caradoc Enriquez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leon Piekarczyk. The goal made the score 2-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. K.F.MALIQI walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.