Official Cup

Serce Łodzi
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tadeusz Brataniec got the match started through his kick off. Hieronim Fronczak hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Zdzislaw Kaczorowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Jaroslaw Rakoski fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Kiepurowo's protests and gave Jaroslaw Rakoski a yellow card for diving instead. Jaroslaw Rakoski kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. FC Kiepurowo's Mariusz Kosakowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radomil Smolarek in the 21st minute of play. In the 27th minute, Radomil Smolarek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Army fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 40 minutes into the match, FC Kiepurowo's goal looked a bit too open when Radomil Smolarek came free, but Mariusz Kosakowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Izydor Ludwa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Zawacki in the 46th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fabian Zawacki to strike the kick off in the second half. After 58 played minutes FC Kiepurowo got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Zawacki. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Kiepurowo's goalkeeper Mariusz Kosakowski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fabian Zawacki kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Mariusz Kosakowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Przemyslaw Okopny in the 69th minute of play. Mariusz Kosakowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeusz Brataniec in the 71st minute of the match. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Kiepurowo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Janusz Niedzwiecki was slow to take the kick. During this time Red Army's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Red Army's corner Janusz Niedzwiecki fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mariusz Kosakowski quite easily take care of the ball. Radomil Smolarek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariusz Kosakowski having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jedrzej Makomaski during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th minute, Jedrzej Makomaski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Red Army's Przemyslaw Okopny in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Kiepurowo's goalie prevented a goal. In the 82nd match minute, FC Kiepurowo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Zawacki to maneuver through the defense. Tadeusz Brataniec recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Tadeusz Brataniec came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Red Army 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 Tadeusz Brataniec couldn't finish the play. In the 86th minute, Rafal Wejta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iwan Pawlik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Mariusz Kosakowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Przemyslaw Okopny in the 89th minute of play forced FC Kiepurowo's goalkeeper Mariusz Kosakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Red Army walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.