Prized/Friendly Cup

Stadion Potrzebowice
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sotiris Vergos started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute of the match O D M I E Ń C Y ™ got a corner. Branco FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filip Kosowski ran over to the corner to take the kick. 7 minutes into the match, O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s Kain Abel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Esteban Iigo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 12th minute, Kain Abel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The O D M I E Ń C Y ™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 16 minutes into the match, O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Sotiris Vergos came free, but Marioara Matei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonides Eriz hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute, Kain Abel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Esteban Iigo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 27th minute, Fabio Cannavaro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The O D M I E Ń C Y ™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Jessie Nangam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 44 minutes into the match, O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Sotiris Vergos came free, but Marioara Matei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Branco FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Jessie Nangam hit a great ball. Sotiris Vergos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Marioara Matei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s Marioara Matei proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save O D M I E Ń C Y ™ from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cao Kuan Jian in the 55th minute of play forced Branco FC's goalkeeper Esteban Iigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jessie Nangam got free with Marioara Matei in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th minute Cao Kuan Jian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Iigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esteban Iigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaká MacAlister, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sotiris Vergos in the 63rd minute of play forced O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s goalkeeper Marioara Matei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteban Iigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Cannavaro in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludomil Gargasz in the 70th minute of play forced O D M I E Ń C Y ™'s goalkeeper Marioara Matei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marioara Matei had great luck who in the 70thth minute grab hold of the ball when Sotiris Vergos from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Esteban Iigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kain Abel in the 72nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sotiris Vergos in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marioara Matei saved O D M I E Ń C Y ™ from getting behind. In the 76th minute Cao Kuan Jian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Iigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabio Cannavaro scored 5-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Esteban Iigo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Branco FC's Sotiris Vergos got a free kick in the 79th minute. Esteban Iigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cao Kuan Jian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marioara Matei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ludomil Gargasz in the 81st minute of play. When Ludomil Gargasz came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Branco FC 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 Ludomil Gargasz couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cao Kuan Jian in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Esteban Iigo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. O D M I E Ń C Y ™ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Branco FC for a fine match.