Official Cup

Suzuki Arena
Spectators: 192 (Terracing: 145, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) Stephen Duxbury started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacek Kielb got free with Luke Hollingsworth in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luke Hollingsworth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacek Kielb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute Stephen Duxbury shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Hollingsworth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute, Dominik Smith made a precise shot to the right of Gary Ingram. Korona Kielce's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Bill Tubbs's late challenge caught a Korona Kielce's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bill Tubbs helped the player get up and apologised. Bill Tubbs kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Nial Todd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Hollingsworth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Korona Kielce's Gary Ingram played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Sykes in the 34th minute of play. When Bill Tubbs was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 36 minutes had been played. Bill Tubbs kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Nial Todd managed to get in a good position for a shot. Korona Kielce's supporters rose to their feet, but Nial Todd was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luke Hollingsworth breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 43 minutes of play, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Benjamin Sykes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gary Ingram was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jacek Kielb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Jacek Kielb fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luke Hollingsworth having to interfere. Luke Hollingsworth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stephen Duxbury in the 56th minute of play. Korona Kielce's Edi Andrade was substituted for Lee Sissons. In the 60th minute of the match The Handsome Wizards UTD got a corner. Korona Kielce's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nathanial Weeks ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 61st minute The Handsome Wizards UTD were awarded a corner. Nathanial Weeks went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 68th minute Jacek Kielb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Hollingsworth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. John Lynch kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Jacek Kielb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Hollingsworth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Korona Kielce were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after The Handsome Wizards UTD's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nial Todd took the corner. In the 72nd minute of the match Korona Kielce got a corner. The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nial Todd ran over to the corner to take the kick. 76 minutes into the match, Maciej Korzym had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luke Hollingsworth. The Handsome Wizards UTD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maciej Korzym was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 80th minute, Nathanial Weeks ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gary Ingram was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Luke Hollingsworth didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stephen Duxbury went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. In the 86th minute Pawel Sobolewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Hollingsworth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacek Kielb in the 88th minute of play forced The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper Luke Hollingsworth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luke Hollingsworth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maciej Korzym in the 89th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Tyler Gibson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute Stephen Duxbury shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Hollingsworth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benjamin Sykes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Gary Ingram made a huge save. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.