Official Cup

Old Trafford
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gong Yang kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, FC Kukova's goalkeeper Róbert Behúň had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lennart Albom. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Kukova's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Olof Wiberg was slow to take the kick. During this time Kukova United's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Olof Wiberg got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Róbert Behúň quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 6th minute of the match, Erik Malý got a very nice opportunity to score, but Róbert Behúň was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The supporters of FC Kukova booed when Kukova United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lukáš Greško didn't get a good kick on the ball. Simon Manex showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gong Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Kukova United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Olof Wiberg in the 15th minute. Simon Manex made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Yang in the 17th minute of play. Gong Yang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Manex having to interfere. Róbert Behúň was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Olof Wiberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 26 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Yang in the 31st minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Simon Manex to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kukova United's Simon Manex played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olaf Varela in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Gong Yang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Simon Manex was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When Olaf Varela fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Kukova's protests and gave Olaf Varela a yellow card for diving instead. In the 39th match minute, FC Kukova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olaf Varela to maneuver through the defense. 40 minutes into the match, FC Kukova's goalkeeper Róbert Behúň had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erik Malý. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olof Wiberg got free with Róbert Behúň in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

51 minutes into the game, Gong Yang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Simon Manex was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 55 minutes into the match, Kukova United's goalkeeper Simon Manex had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olaf Varela. Kukova United's Simon Manex proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Kukova United from getting a goal against them. Gong Yang received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Simon Manex came out and tried to block the shot, but Gong Yang slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 71st minute. Kukova United made a substitution. Martin Ješo replaced Jacek Gotfryd. Róbert Behúň showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olof Wiberg in the 78th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Kukova's Gregório Pimentel got a free kick in the 79th minute. A collision led to FC Kukova getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Gregório Pimentel hit a great ball. Pavol Halko scored 2-3 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Róbert Behúň, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 85 minutes into the game, Pavol Halko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Róbert Behúň was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kukova United's Simon Manex proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Kukova United from getting a goal against them. In the 90th minute of the match FC Kukova got a corner. Kukova United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gregório Pimentel ran over to the corner to take the kick. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.