Prized/Friendly Cup

Zagórna
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wawrzyniec Dudkowski started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Zagórna's Zachary Barniszke sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manuel Esteves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 5 minutes of play, Zagórna's Zachary Barniszke made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manuel Esteves was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Zachary Barniszke's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Esteves was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. In the 15th minute, João Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Zagórna's Zachary Barniszke in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SLB TELHA's goalie prevented a goal. Manuel Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zachary Barniszke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, SLB TELHA's Manuel Esteves got control of the ball when Zachary Barniszke tried to sneak it across the goal line. Manuel Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zachary Barniszke, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. If Zachary Barniszke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to SLB TELHA getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Cesário Laureano hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Zagórna's Zachary Barniszke sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manuel Esteves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Manuel Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zachary Barniszke in the 37th minute of play. Zagórna's Boruc Skrzypiec was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Manuel Esteves in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Wawrzyniec Dudkowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Manuel Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in SLB TELHA's zone, Boruc Skrzypiec stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manuel Esteves came out of the goal and Boruc Skrzypiec tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zagórna's Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristides Espírito Santo in the 45th minute of play. Zagórna's attentive Boruc Skrzypiec managed to snatch the ball when Cesário Laureano made a throw-in in the 47th minute of the game. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aristides Espírito Santo was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, SLB TELHA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cesário Laureano to maneuver through the defense. Zagórna made a substitution. Cyprian Wykowski replaced Wawrzyniec Dudkowski. 59 minutes into the game, Edgar Araújo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Zagórna's Boruc Skrzypiec quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Zachary Barniszke blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manuel Esteves having to make a save. A collision led to Zagórna getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Boruc Skrzypiec hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Avelino Madruga got free with Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Espírito Santo in the 63rd minute of play forced Zagórna's goalkeeper Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 minutes, Zachary Barniszke mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zagórna and the SLB TELHA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 64th match minute, Zagórna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zachary Barniszke to maneuver through the defense. Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 65th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Cesário Laureano. Wlodzimierz Kaszubowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Pinhal, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Zagórna made a substitution. Wojtek Hajs replaced Zachary Barniszke. In the 71st match minute, SLB TELHA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diogo Guterres to maneuver through the defense. Edgar Kostrzewski hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Wojtek Hajs recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zagórna's Mikolaj Czeszyk was substituted for Edmund Ramzinski. A sloppy throw-in by Edgar Araújo in the 79th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Zagórna's Boruc Skrzypiec. Manuel Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wojtek Hajs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, SLB TELHA's João Nascimento got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Wojtek Hajs took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manuel Esteves. Manuel Esteves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Manuel Esteves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wojtek Hajs went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Manuel Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wojtek Hajs, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After 91 played minutes SLB TELHA got a freekick which was hit by Reginaldo Rangel. In the 93rd minute, Wojtek Hajs left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zagórna fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Zagórna walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.