Official Cup

Stadion Astralny
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alfred Michalski kicked off to start the match. When Alex Valle fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Astral's protests and gave Alex Valle a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd minute, Alex Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damian Faron hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Emil Niziolek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roch Budzyn, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute of the match Hlonda Boyz got a corner. Astral's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pau Cubarsí ran over to the corner to take the kick. Emil Niziolek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfred Michalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Emil Niziolek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marian Bojanowski in the 14th minute of play. Astral's Emil Niziolek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Michalski in the 16th minute of play. Emil Niziolek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfred Michalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Astral's zone, Roch Budzyn stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emil Niziolek came out of the goal and Roch Budzyn tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cezary Fujara's late challenge caught a Hlonda Boyz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cezary Fujara helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Astral getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Cezary Fujara hit a great ball. In the 29th minute, Alfred Michalski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emil Niziolek was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 32ndth minute of the game Alfred Michalski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astral's Emil Niziolek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Astral's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Michalski came free, but Emil Niziolek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Astral booed when Hlonda Boyz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dobromir Lipinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 42 minutes into the game, Astral's Wladyslaw Sanocki nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Waldemar Nowakowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 45 minutes into the match, Alfred Michalski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emil Niziolek. Astral's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfred Michalski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wladyslaw Sanocki to strike the kick off in the second half. Alfred Michalski's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 51stth minute, Emil Niziolek skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 64 minutes, Dobromir Lipinski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hlonda Boyz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dobromir Lipinski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roch Budzyn got free with Emil Niziolek in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Astral's Wladyslaw Sanocki got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emil Niziolek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfred Michalski in the 81st minute of the match. 90 minutes into the game, Alfred Michalski recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Emil Niziolek. Alfred Michalski showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Hlonda Boyz eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.