Official Cup

Stadion Hoża
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edgar Winnicki took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute Catholic Church were awarded a corner. Agne Finman went to the cornerflag to take it. Adam Mierzejewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agne Finman in the 9th minute of play. Adam Mierzejewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Winnicki in the 12th minute of play. Adam Mierzejewski came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Catholic Church's Agne Finman. But to his dismay, Agne Finman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Adam Mierzejewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agne Finman in the 20th minute of the match. Henrik Ingemarsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Jucha in the 22nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgar Winnicki in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adam Mierzejewski saved Tabor Załom from getting behind. The corner led Tabor Załom's Deng Ke Yuan to fire away a dangerous shot which Henrik Ingemarsson despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Adam Mierzejewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Winnicki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 28 minutes of play, Catholic Church's Edgar Winnicki made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adam Mierzejewski was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Edward Jucha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Agne Finman in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adam Mierzejewski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Tabor Załom's goalkeeper Adam Mierzejewski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Tabor Załom's Aleksander Dembowski got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute, Catholic Church's Bo-Erik Östensson seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Bo-Erik Östensson the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Catholic Church protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Bo-Erik Östensson had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Marcin Jarek made the kick off in the second half. Henrik Ingemarsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Jucha in the 52nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Catholic Church defense, Edward Jucha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Henrik Ingemarsson. The Catholic Church fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Henrik Ingemarsson should have stopped the shot. A sloppy throw-in by Grigoriy Kudryavtsev in the 65th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Catholic Church's Tord Söderqvist. In the 67th match minute, Tabor Załom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arkadiusz Czerniak to maneuver through the defense. Adam Mierzejewski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Stig-Åke Ljungberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 71 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Jucha in the 74th minute of play forced Catholic Church's goalkeeper Henrik Ingemarsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the game, Tabor Załom's Edward Jucha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henrik Ingemarsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Henrik Ingemarsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Jucha, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After 83 played minutes Catholic Church got a freekick which was hit by Agne Finman. If Marcin Jarek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Edward Jucha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Henrik Ingemarsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. In the 89th match minute, Tabor Załom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qi Xi Qiang to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Catholic Church walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.