Official Cup

Folke Anderson
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dominik Domaracki started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Damian Maftei took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Florin Niță to make any attempt to save it. Damian Maftei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damian Maftei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florin Niță having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Stefanos Terzopoulos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florin Niță was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Martinez Cines sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oskar Petersson struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Florin Niță didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esmeraldas S.C.. After a defensive mix-up in Esmeraldas S.C.'s zone, Miromir Miodek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aguinaga Nebot came out of the goal and Miromir Miodek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ratowo's Florin Niță proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Ratowo from getting a goal against them. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Damian Maftei got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefanos Terzopoulos in the 32nd minute of play forced Ratowo's goalkeeper Florin Niță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Ratowo's goalkeeper Florin Niță had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Willy Reynolds. After having played for 37 minutes, Miromir Miodek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ratowo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miromir Miodek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38th minute, Willy Reynolds left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esmeraldas S.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After some careless play in the Ratowo defense, Damian Maftei kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Florin Niță. The Ratowo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Florin Niță should have stopped the shot.

If Willy Reynolds had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Damian Maftei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Willy Reynolds got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 60 minutes into the match, Damian Maftei had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Florin Niță. Ratowo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Damian Maftei was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Daniel Castillo was substituted for Martinez Cines. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damian Maftei in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Florin Niță prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Willy Reynolds struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Florin Niță didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esmeraldas S.C.. Ratowo's Wojciech Dulemba was substituted for Dominik Domaracki. Ratowo made a substitution. Marcin Lemiesz replaced Zbyszek Petka. Florin Niță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Maftei in the 75th minute of the match. Esmeraldas S.C. were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Ratowo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Stefanos Terzopoulos took the corner. In the 78th minute, Eugen Albeanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Willy Reynolds took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Florin Niță. Florin Niță dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefanos Terzopoulos in the 84th minute of play forced Ratowo's goalkeeper Florin Niță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the game, Esmeraldas S.C.'s Willy Reynolds nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Florin Niță made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ratowo's goalkeeper Florin Niță, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. There was no doubt that Esmeraldas S.C. were the better team. Esmeraldas S.C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.