Official Cup

Mokotów Arena
Spectators: 518 (Terracing: 389, Seating: 119, VIP seats: 10) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Svend Betz kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Hao Guang Sheng threw the ball into play from the sideline. FSX UNITED's Mircea Popilean quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mircea Popilean during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FSX UNITED's Mircea Popilean got a free kick in the 5th minute. FSX UNITED's Ye Wei proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save FSX UNITED from getting a goal against them. Ye Wei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dávid Trezeguet in the 6th minute of play. Yavuzalp Mesut in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ye Wei, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A nice corner shot did that Dávid Trezeguet got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ye Wei quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Svend Betz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Popilean in the 16th minute of play forced Sielce Warszawa's goalkeeper Christian Abbiati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Abbiati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svend Betz, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Sielce Warszawa's goal looked a bit too open when Svend Betz came free, but Christian Abbiati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Liu Peng Cheng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice moves Yavuzalp Mesut could shoot a difficult shot in the 37th minute, which Ye Wei however easily saved by the left post. In the 37th minute, Yavuzalp Mesut 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. FSX UNITED's Ye Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ding Giggs in the 39th minute of play. After 48 played minutes Sielce Warszawa got a freekick which was hit by Hao Guang Sheng. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

In the 52nd match minute, FSX UNITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Víctor Javier Ebensperger to maneuver through the defense. If Pawel Wojtala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 54 minutes into the match, FSX UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Pawel Wojtala came free, but Ye Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ye Wei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ding Giggs in the 58th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Dávid Trezeguet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sielce Warszawa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. FSX UNITED's Thomas Cochrane was substituted for Evelio Matetich. In the 72nd minute, Qiu Yuan Lei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the match, Sielce Warszawa's goalkeeper Christian Abbiati had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amancio Baesler. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amancio Baesler got free with Christian Abbiati in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Christian Abbiati was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Thomas Cochrane capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Thomas Cochrane really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. After 82 played minutes Sielce Warszawa got a freekick which was hit by Wu Lei Han. Christian Abbiati made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thomas Cochrane in the 85th minute. Amancio Baesler took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christian Abbiati. Christian Abbiati dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Christian Abbiati made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Amancio Baesler sent off a good shot on target. Christian Abbiati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amancio Baesler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players didn't get much rest, but they still tried to pep each other up as they lined up for the first half in overtime. FSX UNITED's Amancio Baesler started the play with his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amancio Baesler in the 101st minute of play forced Sielce Warszawa's goalkeeper Christian Abbiati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 110th minute Marcelo Salas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Abbiati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 112 minutes into the match, Sielce Warszawa's goal looked a bit too open when Amancio Baesler came free, but Christian Abbiati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FSX UNITED's Amancio Baesler managed to work through Sielce Warszawa's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Amancio Baesler dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Christian Abbiati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amancio Baesler, who was totally free with the ball in the 115th minute. FSX UNITED's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thomas Cochrane in the 116th minute. A collision led to FSX UNITED getting a freekick after 116 minutes play. Liu Peng Cheng hit a great ball. The Sielce Warszawa players wondered just what they needed to do win this one. 105 minutes had now been played and the teams were still tied. Penalties were starting to look likely.

The players still looked rather fresh even though it was time for second half of the overtime. Dávid Trezeguet did a quick kick off. In the 120th minute Ding Giggs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ye Wei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Cochrane hit a great freekick 122 minutes into the match. Ye Wei didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Sielce Warszawa's Ding Giggs shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-2 in the ordered_time% minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the FSX UNITED players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sielce Warszawa.