Official Cup

The Palace Punisher
Spectators: 6021 (Terracing: 4578, Seating: 1403, VIP seats: 40) Adriano Seabra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgar Miodek in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roger Short saved KS Tęcza from getting behind. The Punisher's Ke Kun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bogumil Witek in the 9th minute of play. Ke Kun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pankracy Mlekodaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roger Short made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Guga Simão sent off a good shot on target. In the 16th minute of the match The Punisher got a corner. KS Tęcza's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Chen Quan Zheng ran over to the corner to take the kick. The Punisher's Tiro Peralta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Roger Short in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Guga Simão charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guga Simão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, KS Tęcza's Patryk Witek got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute, Guga Simão reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Roger Short. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 29th minute, Edgar Miodek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Punisher fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 34 minutes into the match, KS Tęcza's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Miodek came free, but Roger Short reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute, The Punisher's Adriano Seabra dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. 42 minutes into the match, Michail Bakunin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Roger Short, 4-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pankracy Mlekodaj was the one to do the kick off. KS Tęcza were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after The Punisher's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sylwester Ziomkowski took the corner. Jerzy Rukszcz was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Edgar Miodek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roger Short having to interfere. Pankracy Mlekodaj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roger Short took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Miodek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Bogumil Witek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guga Simão scored 5-0 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roger Short, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Roger Short showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Miodek, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. When The Punisher's Edgar Miodek, in the 71st minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for The Punisher. The Punisher made a substitution. Nilton Tavares replaced Edgar Miodek. In the 78th minute Guga Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Short saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mateusz Joks's late challenge caught a The Punisher's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mateusz Joks helped the player get up and apologised. The Punisher's Orlando Paraense was substituted for Michail Bakunin. A collision led to KS Tęcza getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Mateusz Joks hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in KS Tęcza's zone, Chen Quan Zheng stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roger Short came out of the goal and Chen Quan Zheng tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roger Short showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Paraense, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Roger Short showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guga Simão in the 88th minute of the match. KS Tęcza's Roger Short played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Seabra in the 90th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, KS Tęcza's goal looked a bit too open when Nilton Tavares came free, but Roger Short reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilton Tavares in the 93rd minute of play forced KS Tęcza's goalkeeper Roger Short to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roger Short showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilton Tavares in the 96th minute of the match.

The Punisher walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.