Official Cup

San Siro
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Sven-Edvin Blixt started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gilbert Podolski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Josef Smitt in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind I Rossoneri's goalkeeper Arneil Trossero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the I Rossoneri defense, Ryszard Pilipiec kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arneil Trossero. The I Rossoneri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arneil Trossero should have stopped the shot. Kjell Hallgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilbert Podolski having to interfere. When Kazimierz Dylla came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Pogoń Stawiszyn 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 Kazimierz Dylla couldn't finish the play. Pogoń Stawiszyn were furious when Igor Dziewedik was red carded, 21 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Pogoń Stawiszyn:s Gilbert Podolski showed great skill when he stopped Adam Bergdal:s penalty. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stig-Arne Stenman got free with Gilbert Podolski in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jacek Kolbe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arneil Trossero having to interfere. Arneil Trossero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radoslaw Trojanowski in the 34th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Kazimierz Dylla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pogoń Stawiszyn's supporters rose to their feet, but Kazimierz Dylla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arneil Trossero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Witold Gibowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arneil Trossero having to interfere. Ryszard Pilipiec hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Rutger Backlund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilbert Podolski having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Radoslaw Trojanowski in the 51st minute of play forced I Rossoneri's goalkeeper Arneil Trossero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilbert Podolski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Edvin Blixt in the 53rd minute of play. Witold Gibowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Kazimierz Dylla kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arneil Trossero. That made the score 1-2 in the 64 minute of play. Kazimierz Dylla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Radoslaw Trojanowski succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 70th playminute. Gilbert Podolski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Bergdal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gilbert Podolski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adam Bergdal went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. 80 minutes into the match, I Rossoneri's goal looked a bit too open when Radoslaw Trojanowski came free, but Arneil Trossero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Radoslaw Trojanowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in I Rossoneri fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 91st minute. Penalty! A collision led to I Rossoneri getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Josef Smitt hit a great ball. After 95 minutes, Josef Smitt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the I Rossoneri and the Pogoń Stawiszyn players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Jacek Kolbe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Pogoń Stawiszyn supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Pogoń Stawiszyn would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.