Official Cup

Azure White Arena
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Mańkowo CF's Fatih-Sultan Mehmet started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Santa Jøker sped through Mańkowo CF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Liu Le Yuan. After some careless play in the Mańkowo CF defense, Santa Jøker kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Liu Le Yuan. The Mańkowo CF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Liu Le Yuan should have stopped the shot. Liu Le Yuan came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by SuRpRiSe's Santa Jøker. But to his dismay, Santa Jøker quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Santa Jøker in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Liu Le Yuan saved Mańkowo CF from getting behind. The SuRpRiSe fans' excitement grew in the 14th match minute when SuRpRiSe's Santa Jøker looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Liu Le Yuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santa Jøker, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Liu Le Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santa Jøker in the 21st minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Mańkowo CF's goal looked a bit too open when Santa Jøker came free, but Liu Le Yuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ulryk Chodzinski came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the SuRpRiSe 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 Ulryk Chodzinski couldn't finish the play. In the 25thth minute of the game Santa Jøker who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mańkowo CF's Liu Le Yuan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The SuRpRiSe fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when SuRpRiSe's Santa Jøker looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 29 minutes, Santa Jøker made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Mańkowo CF's Liu Le Yuan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Liu Le Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santa Jøker in the 35th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Santa Jøker in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Liu Le Yuan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santa Jøker in the 40th minute of play forced Mańkowo CF's goalkeeper Liu Le Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SuRpRiSe's Hubert Kostka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save SuRpRiSe from getting a goal against them. 44 minutes into the match, Ulryk Chodzinski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Liu Le Yuan. Mańkowo CF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ulryk Chodzinski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Fatih-Sultan Mehmet's late challenge caught a SuRpRiSe's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fatih-Sultan Mehmet helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Mańkowo CF getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Fatih-Sultan Mehmet hit a great ball. After the first half SuRpRiSe were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Santa Jøker made the kick off in the second half. Liu Le Yuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santa Jøker, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 56 minutes into the match, Mańkowo CF's goal looked a bit too open when Santa Jøker came free, but Liu Le Yuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Santa Jøker in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Liu Le Yuan saved Mańkowo CF from getting behind. Santa Jøker blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Liu Le Yuan having to make a save. When SuRpRiSe's Santa Jøker in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mańkowo CF's goalie prevented a goal. Liu Le Yuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santa Jøker in the 68th minute of the match. Santa Jøker's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Liu Le Yuan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. When Konstanty Kensicki fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SuRpRiSe's protests and gave Konstanty Kensicki a yellow card for diving instead. In the 74th minute, Konstanty Kensicki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th match minute, SuRpRiSe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstanty Kensicki to maneuver through the defense. SuRpRiSe's Hubert Kostka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomás Souto in the 82nd minute of play. Hubert Kostka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomás Souto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SuRpRiSe's João Vítor Bittencourt was substituted for Santa Jøker. After a defensive mix-up in Mańkowo CF's zone, João Vítor Bittencourt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Liu Le Yuan came out of the goal and João Vítor Bittencourt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Mańkowo CF getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Sakis Agathiadis hit a great ball. Liu Le Yuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Vítor Bittencourt, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The audience was convinced that João Vítor Bittencourt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Liu Le Yuan was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. The SuRpRiSe players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.