Official Cup

Saville Park
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mateusz Damazki took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alfred Grabowicz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raymond Hanlen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. After 4 minutes Darwin Saville FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Witomir Banaszak who took care of the corner kick. Raymond Hanlen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateusz Damazki, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 7 played minutes Darwin Saville FC got a freekick which was hit by Bryce Paull. 11 minutes into the match, Mateusz Damazki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raymond Hanlen. Darwin Saville FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mateusz Damazki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. POLONIA BYTOM's Alfred Grabowicz got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 18th minute Mateusz Damazki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Hanlen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christopher Mckinnes hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After 26 minutes, Bartosz Kiepski made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Darwin Saville FC's Raymond Hanlen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 30th minute of the match Juliusz Kociniewski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Raymond Hanlen skillfully saved the ball. In the 34th minute, Mateusz Damazki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Raymond Hanlen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. POLONIA BYTOM's Ryszard Lerych played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bryce Paull in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, POLONIA BYTOM's Hieronim Jaszcz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raymond Hanlen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Raymond Hanlen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateusz Damazki in the 44th minute of play. In the 45thth minute of the game Mateusz Damazki who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Darwin Saville FC's Raymond Hanlen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Burt Mcjunkin to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateusz Damazki in the 54th minute of play forced Darwin Saville FC's goalkeeper Raymond Hanlen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, POLONIA BYTOM's Mateusz Damazki dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. The supporters of POLONIA BYTOM booed when Darwin Saville FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christopher Mckinnes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Darwin Saville FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hieronim Jaszcz came free, but Raymond Hanlen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Darwin Saville FC's zone, Alfred Grabowicz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raymond Hanlen came out of the goal and Alfred Grabowicz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Raymond Hanlen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateusz Damazki in the 74th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Raymond Hanlen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 76th minute, Bevis Chant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christopher Mckinnes hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bevis Chant in the 81st minute of play forced POLONIA BYTOM's goalkeeper Ryszard Lerych to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfred Grabowicz succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-6 in the 84th playminute. In the 89th minute, Mateusz Damazki made a precise shot to the right of Raymond Hanlen. Darwin Saville FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. With a little luck, Darwin Saville FC's Raymond Hanlen got control of the ball when Hieronim Jaszcz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 95th minute, POLONIA BYTOM's Alfred Grabowicz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-8. POLONIA BYTOM's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.