Prized/Friendly Cup

Stadion Przy Hucie
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sylwester Kaczeniak took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mauro Proença shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Sylwester Kaczeniak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almir Carneiro having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Marco van Persie notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of KSF Racovia Częstochowa's Leszek Grocholski. Leszek Grocholski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 13 played minutes Floresta Negra FC got a freekick which was hit by Noel Tavares. Leszek Grocholski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco van Persie in the 19th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aleksander Walentowicz during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leszek Grocholski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Proença in the 34th minute of the match. If Mauro Proença had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Almir Carneiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robert Wallach in the 44th minute. Almir Carneiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sylwester Kaczeniak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leszek Grocholski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco van Persie, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. After 49 minutes KSF Racovia Częstochowa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mauro Proença who took care of the corner kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

After 55 played minutes KSF Racovia Częstochowa got a freekick which was hit by Kacper Skaradowski. When Mauro Proença came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Floresta Negra 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 Mauro Proença couldn't finish the play. In the 57th minute, Floresta Negra FC's Marco van Persie ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Leszek Grocholski. Leszek Grocholski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. With a little luck, KSF Racovia Częstochowa's Leszek Grocholski got control of the ball when Gabriel Freire tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 71 minutes of play, KSF Racovia Częstochowa's Robert Wallach made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Almir Carneiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sylwester Kaczeniak scored 4-2 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Almir Carneiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leszek Grocholski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco van Persie in the 84th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, KSF Racovia Częstochowa's goal looked a bit too open when Marco van Persie came free, but Leszek Grocholski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Marco van Persie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leszek Grocholski. KSF Racovia Częstochowa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marco van Persie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. After 92 minutes of play, KSF Racovia Częstochowa's Robert Wallach made it 5-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Almir Carneiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! KSF Racovia Częstochowa's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.