Official Cup

Field of torment
Spectators: 480 (Terracing: 361, Seating: 110, VIP seats: 9) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Maximo Villamarin got the match started through his kick off. Qiao Bing Zheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Derlis Florentin in the 3rd minute of the match. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Queens of Lublin's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Xavion Sorriva was slow to take the kick. During this time Red Reign's players had a chance to rest. 6 minutes into the game, Red Reign's Maximo Villamarin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Qiao Bing Zheng made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Maximo Villamarin might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Qiao Bing Zheng. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maximo Villamarin ran back to his position shaking his head. Qiao Bing Zheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximo Villamarin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute, Fabian Cerdeño hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 11 minutes into the match, Ale Brama dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dawid Ratulowski, 1-1. Qiao Bing Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximo Villamarin in the 18th minute of play. Dawid Ratulowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ðuza Pala in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Maximo Villamarin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Qiao Bing Zheng. Queens of Lublin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maximo Villamarin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After having played for 27 minutes, Miroslaw Dykes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Queens of Lublin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miroslaw Dykes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 29 minutes into the match, Maximo Villamarin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Qiao Bing Zheng. Queens of Lublin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maximo Villamarin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Dawid Ratulowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miroslaw Dykes in the 36th minute of play. Red Reign's Maximo Villamarin got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dawid Ratulowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miroslaw Dykes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dawid Ratulowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leszek Dziedelonis, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

A collision led to Red Reign getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Fanis Tsangaris hit a great ball. In the 54th minute Miroslaw Dykes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dawid Ratulowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Queens of Lublin getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Mircea Ignătescu hit a great ball. When Red Reign's Maximo Villamarin in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Queens of Lublin's goalie prevented a goal. Red Reign were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Queens of Lublin's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Xavion Sorriva took the corner. Red Reign's Xavion Sorriva was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Qiao Bing Zheng in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Maximo Villamarin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Reign's supporters rose to their feet, but Maximo Villamarin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Qiao Bing Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Qiao Bing Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximo Villamarin in the 67th minute of play. Qiao Bing Zheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximo Villamarin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qiao Bing Zheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zorion Pelegri in the 71st minute. After 71 played minutes Zorion Pelegri rounded Queens of Lublin's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-4. Dawid Ratulowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ale Brama's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. With his leg Qiao Bing Zheng managed to avoid a goal in the 81stth minute, when Red Reign's Maximo Villamarin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 82nd minute of the match Red Reign got a corner. Queens of Lublin's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xavion Sorriva ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ale Brama in the 85th minute of play forced Red Reign's goalkeeper Dawid Ratulowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qiao Bing Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximo Villamarin in the 89th minute of play. If Maximo Villamarin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Qiao Bing Zheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximo Villamarin in the 91st minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Leszek Dziedelonis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dawid Ratulowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4.

When the final whistle went the supporters of Red Reign were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Queens of Lublin side.