Official Cup

Silesia Arena
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stig-Åke Rosendahl kicked off to start the match. A hard shot 7 in the game by Alvise Di Crescenzo from a close distance when the talented Stipe Pletikosa managed to make a qualified save. Fortuna 86 Szczecin's players were relieved. The supporters of ★Stadion Śląski Chorzów★™ booed when Fortuna 86 Szczecin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yin Sen Quan didn't get a good kick on the ball. ★Stadion Śląski Chorzów★™'s Kurt Björkdahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Åke Rosendahl in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Alvise Di Crescenzo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stipe Pletikosa. Fortuna 86 Szczecin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alvise Di Crescenzo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 22 minutes into the match, Fortuna 86 Szczecin's goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alvise Di Crescenzo. After 24 played minutes Fortuna 86 Szczecin got a freekick which was hit by Yin Sen Quan. After 26 played minutes Alvise Di Crescenzo rounded Fortuna 86 Szczecin's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. In the 29th minute, Yin Sen Quan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 33 played minutes Fortuna 86 Szczecin got a freekick which was hit by Yin Sen Quan. In the 34th minute, Jorne Van Mellart hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Saturnino Nafarroa came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the ★Stadion Śląski Chorzów★™ 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 Saturnino Nafarroa couldn't finish the play. In the 36th minute, Nencho Shumarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 37 minutes, Alvise Di Crescenzo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ★Stadion Śląski Chorzów★™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvise Di Crescenzo 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 Alvise Di Crescenzo got free with Stipe Pletikosa in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 45 minutes into the match, Alvise Di Crescenzo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stipe Pletikosa, 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alvise Di Crescenzo to make the kick off. Stipe Pletikosa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alvise Di Crescenzo went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvise Di Crescenzo in the 63rd minute of play forced Fortuna 86 Szczecin's goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Alvise Di Crescenzo made a precise shot to the right of Stipe Pletikosa. Fortuna 86 Szczecin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Fortuna 86 Szczecin made a substitution. Tadeusz Bartoszek replaced Emil Gierasik. 71 minutes into the game, Tomasz Fosaa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Stipe Pletikosa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Stipe Pletikosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcin Baszczyński in the 78th minute of the match. Saturnino Nafarroa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stipe Pletikosa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Fortuna 86 Szczecin's goal looked a bit too open when Tomasz Fosaa came free, but Stipe Pletikosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Fortuna 86 Szczecin's Kurt Björkdahl threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Roberto Nirvana, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 90 played minutes Fortuna 86 Szczecin got a freekick which was hit by Bartosz Wierzbicki. Stipe Pletikosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvise Di Crescenzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kurt Björkdahl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Nirvana, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. ★Stadion Śląski Chorzów★™ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.