Prized/Friendly Cup

Älta Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Patryk Dynda took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, MZKS Sharks Gdynia's goal looked a bit too open when Arnold Bruggink came free, but Mateusz Gdaniec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnold Bruggink fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateusz Gdaniec having to interfere. Mateusz Gdaniec stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnold Bruggink's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the game, Lukasz Bielejewski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MZKS Sharks Gdynia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Älta BK the free kick. In the 14th match minute, MZKS Sharks Gdynia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukasz Bielejewski to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th minute, MZKS Sharks Gdynia's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Arnold Bruggink fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Nils-Emil Engman hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Patryk Dynda took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hjalmar Hedvall. Hjalmar Hedvall dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 25thth minute of the game Arnold Bruggink who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MZKS Sharks Gdynia's Mateusz Gdaniec was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. MZKS Sharks Gdynia's Mateusz Gdaniec proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save MZKS Sharks Gdynia from getting a goal against them. In the 29th minute, Stanislaw Tscherner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arnold Bruggink in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mateusz Gdaniec prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nils-Emil Engman might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mateusz Gdaniec. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nils-Emil Engman ran back to his position shaking his head. Älta BK's Hjalmar Hedvall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukasz Bielejewski in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, MZKS Sharks Gdynia's goal looked a bit too open when Arnold Bruggink came free, but Mateusz Gdaniec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patryk Dynda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Hjalmar Hedvall tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nils-Emil Engman struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Mateusz Gdaniec didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Älta BK. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 52nd minute Arnold Bruggink shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateusz Gdaniec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 53 played minutes MZKS Sharks Gdynia got a freekick which was hit by Tadeusz Wietrzychowski. Stan Valckx took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mateusz Gdaniec. MZKS Sharks Gdynia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 55th minute, Nils-Emil Engman 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. After 61 minutes, Arnold Bruggink made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. MZKS Sharks Gdynia's Mateusz Gdaniec tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 65 played minutes MZKS Sharks Gdynia got a freekick which was hit by Patryk Dynda. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wim Kieft during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 69th match minute, Älta BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wim Kieft to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Arnold Bruggink put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mateusz Gdaniec. Eric Björk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mateusz Gdaniec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnold Bruggink in the 80th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Arnold Bruggink's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mateusz Gdaniec was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arnold Bruggink in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mateusz Gdaniec prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 87th minute of the match Älta BK got a corner. MZKS Sharks Gdynia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stan Valckx ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Älta BK's Stan Valckx to fire away a dangerous shot which Mateusz Gdaniec despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Älta BK had won after a very even match.