Official Cup

Arena Wodzisław
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. Stacey Banning started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stacey Banning in the 5th minute of play forced MZ Wodzisław Śląski's goalkeeper Jaroslaw Siedlecki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in MZ Wodzisław Śląski's zone, Stacey Banning stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaroslaw Siedlecki came out of the goal and Stacey Banning tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind MZ Wodzisław Śląski's goalkeeper Jaroslaw Siedlecki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eulalio Francesco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikolaj Perkowski in the 12th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, River tu grato nombre's goalkeeper Eulalio Francesco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Feliks Bronder. Stacey Banning's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jaroslaw Siedlecki read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute of the match River tu grato nombre got a corner. MZ Wodzisław Śląski's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stacey Banning ran over to the corner to take the kick. River tu grato nombre's Stacey Banning was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jaroslaw Siedlecki in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. MZ Wodzisław Śląski's Jaroslaw Siedlecki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stacey Banning in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Stacey Banning had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jaroslaw Siedlecki. MZ Wodzisław Śląski's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stacey Banning was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 28 minutes into the match, River tu grato nombre's goal looked a bit too open when Feliks Bronder came free, but Eulalio Francesco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stacey Banning in the 30th minute of play forced MZ Wodzisław Śląski's goalkeeper Jaroslaw Siedlecki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stacey Banning in the 32nd minute of play forced MZ Wodzisław Śląski's goalkeeper Jaroslaw Siedlecki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MZ Wodzisław Śląski's Jaroslaw Siedlecki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stacey Banning in the 36th minute of play. Jaroslaw Siedlecki came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by River tu grato nombre's Stacey Banning. But to his dismay, Stacey Banning quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 43rd minute, Radomir Marud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Rolland Kellogg fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored River tu grato nombre's protests and gave Rolland Kellogg a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, River tu grato nombre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolland Kellogg to maneuver through the defense. Eulalio Francesco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliks Bronder in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cornel Braniște to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Mikolaj Perkowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eulalio Francesco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eulalio Francesco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliks Bronder in the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, John Presley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the match, Stacey Banning had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jaroslaw Siedlecki. MZ Wodzisław Śląski's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stacey Banning was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 64 minutes into the match, MZ Wodzisław Śląski's goal looked a bit too open when Stacey Banning came free, but Jaroslaw Siedlecki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eulalio Francesco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Perkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The goalkeeper, Jaroslaw Siedlecki, was totally fooled by River tu grato nombre's 董烨邦, who 73 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Jaroslaw Siedlecki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blaine Schaffer, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. MZ Wodzisław Śląski's Jaroslaw Siedlecki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Presley in the 83rd minute of play. Jaroslaw Siedlecki made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Blaine Schaffer sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to MZ Wodzisław Śląski getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Mikolaj Perkowski hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliks Bronder in the 96th minute of play forced River tu grato nombre's goalkeeper Eulalio Francesco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The River tu grato nombre players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.