Official Cup

Blizne Arena
Spectators: 497 (Terracing: 374, Seating: 114, VIP seats: 9) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rafael van der Vaart got the match started through his kick off. Carlton Convine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hardy Skallergård in the 5th minute of play. Carlton Convine stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hardy Skallergård's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. In the 10th match minute, KS Blizne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kacper Buczak to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute Rafael van der Vaart shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgar Gregorczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edgar Gregorczyk didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Glasston's Rafael van der Vaart shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 19th minute, Hardy Skallergård got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Edgar Gregorczyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from György Németh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes in the game Máté Marton did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Mete Golob. Edgar Gregorczyk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eddy Watts's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Edgar Gregorczyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael van der Vaart in the 25th minute of the match. Carlton Convine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hardy Skallergård in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mete Golob in the 33rd minute of play forced KS Blizne's goalkeeper Edgar Gregorczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 35 minutes, Hardy Skallergård managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KS Blizne's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hardy Skallergård was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Billy de Jager in the 36th minute of play forced KS Blizne's goalkeeper Edgar Gregorczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Glasston's goalkeeper Carlton Convine had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hardy Skallergård. An unexpectedly hard shot by György Németh in the 39th minute of play forced KS Blizne's goalkeeper Edgar Gregorczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute György Németh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgar Gregorczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Glasston were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hardy Skallergård was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eddy Watts in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edgar Gregorczyk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 58 minutes into the match, KS Blizne's goal looked a bit too open when Mete Golob came free, but Edgar Gregorczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Glasston's Jim Schmeltzer was substituted for Bennett Rishton. 72 minutes into the game, Jim Schmeltzer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Glasston's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KS Blizne the free kick. After 72 played minutes Glasston got a freekick which was hit by Jim Schmeltzer. KS Blizne's Hardy Skallergård got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Glasston's Carlton Convine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hardy Skallergård in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th minute KS Blizne were awarded a corner. Benedykt Chwalkiewicz went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on KS Blizne's corner Benedykt Chwalkiewicz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Carlton Convine quite easily take care of the ball. In the 94thth minute of the game Mete Golob who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KS Blizne's Edgar Gregorczyk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Glasston's goal looked a bit too open when Hardy Skallergård came free, but Carlton Convine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Neither KS Blizne or Glasston succeeded in finding a winner during the second half. That meant the players faced another 30 minutes of extra-time.

With new strength the players walked out on the field for the first half of overtime. Rafael van der Vaart in Glasston was the one to initiate the kick off. Glasston's Carlton Convine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hardy Skallergård in the 102nd minute of play. In the 103rd minute of the match KS Blizne got a corner. Glasston's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benedykt Chwalkiewicz ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Tymoteusz Domaracki almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Glasston's Carlton Convine did a great save. Edgar Gregorczyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael van der Vaart, who was totally free with the ball in the 106th minute. Edgar Gregorczyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael van der Vaart, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 110 minutes into the match, KS Blizne's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael van der Vaart came free, but Edgar Gregorczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score was still level after an even and exciting first-half in extra time. The players took a moment to grab a drink and get instructions from their managers before swapping ends.

Benedykt Chwalkiewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 118th minute of the match. The throw-in from Jim Schmeltzer in the 120th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by KS Blizne's Piotr Sobczak. KS Blizne's Edgar Gregorczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael van der Vaart in the 130th minute of play. 131 minutes into the match, KS Blizne's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael van der Vaart came free, but Edgar Gregorczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Carlton Convine had in the 135thth minute some difficulties stopping Carlton Convine's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the game's 135th minute Glasston's Carlton Convine took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Edgar Gregorczyk and thus the score was 1-2. Carlton Convine had in the 137thth minute some difficulties stopping Tom Rheistein's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the game's 137th minute Glasston's Tom Rheistein took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Edgar Gregorczyk and thus the score was 1-3. Glasston:s Carlton Convine showed great skill when he stopped Piotr Filipkowski:s penalty. Glasston's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.