Official Cup

Serce Łodzi
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Julian Walicki got the match started through his kick off. 9 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Kjell-Arne Hultman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Przemyslaw Okopny. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 10th minute of play forced Red Army's goalkeeper Izydor Ludwa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radomil Smolarek hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Izydor Ludwa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Claude Van Damme, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 17 minutes into the game, Arnold Schwarzenegger was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MAFFIAN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Red Army the free kick. Arnold Schwarzenegger hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Kjell-Arne Hultman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julian Walicki in the 19th minute. MAFFIAN's Kjell-Arne Hultman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radomil Smolarek in the 21st minute of play. MAFFIAN's Arnold Schwarzenegger got his second yellow card of the match in the 22nd minute. The referee ordered Arnold Schwarzenegger off the ground. In the 23rd minute, Arnold Schwarzenegger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Radomil Smolarek received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kjell-Arne Hultman came out and tried to block the shot, but Radomil Smolarek slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 26th minute. Izydor Ludwa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jean-Claude Van Damme's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Red Army's Izydor Ludwa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 32nd minute of play. Izydor Ludwa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Claude Van Damme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julian Walicki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Kjell-Arne Hultman made a huge save. Jean-Claude Van Damme's late challenge caught a Red Army's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jean-Claude Van Damme helped the player get up and apologised. Jörn Gustafsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Izydor Ludwa having to interfere. After a rather tough play, MAFFIAN's Jean-Claude Van Damme got a free kick in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alvar Kollberg was the one to do the kick off. Julian Walicki's late challenge caught a MAFFIAN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Julian Walicki helped the player get up and apologised. Julian Walicki hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. 54 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goal looked a bit too open when Przemyslaw Okopny came free, but Kjell-Arne Hultman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute, Jörn Gustafsson 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. Radomil Smolarek hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Julian Walicki was shown his second yellow card after 60 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. When Alvar Kollberg came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the MAFFIAN 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 Alvar Kollberg couldn't finish the play. When Jörn Gustafsson came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the MAFFIAN 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 Jörn Gustafsson couldn't finish the play. 74 minutes into the match, Radomil Smolarek notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of MAFFIAN's Kjell-Arne Hultman. Kjell-Arne Hultman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mark Widberg's late challenge caught a Red Army's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mark Widberg helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, MAFFIAN's Mark Widberg got a free kick in the 77th minute. After having played for 78 minutes, Piotr Pleban managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Army's supporters crossed their fingers, but Piotr Pleban was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Przemyslaw Okopny sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kjell-Arne Hultman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radomil Smolarek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radomil Smolarek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kjell-Arne Hultman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Przemyslaw Okopny, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the MAFFIAN players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Red Army.