Official Cup

Wojska Polskiego
Spectators: 483 (Terracing: 363, Seating: 111, VIP seats: 9) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ireneusz Jeleń started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michaël Guillot in the 4th minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Xiao Ting Yang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the match, CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Almkvist came free, but Niculae Romanescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xiao Ting Yang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco van Basten in the 8th minute of play. Niculae Romanescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Almkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Almkvist in the 12th minute of play forced CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's goalkeeper Niculae Romanescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xiao Ting Yang made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Michaël Guillot sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Christian Almkvist put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Niculae Romanescu. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Xiao Ting Yang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco van Basten in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd match minute, CWKS KĘDZIERZYN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Velimir Bostandzhiev to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute Christian Almkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niculae Romanescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Christian Almkvist sped through CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Niculae Romanescu. Xiao Ting Yang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco van Basten in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th match minute, CWKS KĘDZIERZYN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Velimir Bostandzhiev to maneuver through the defense. The C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Christian Almkvist looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Xiao Ting Yang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Michaël Guillot in the 33rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Michaël Guillot kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Xiao Ting Yang. That made the score 1-3 in the 33 minute of play. The throw-in from Lukasz Haszczak in the 36th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Ralf Allgöwer. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Christian Almkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ireneusz Jeleń got free with Xiao Ting Yang in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 43rd minute, Christian Almkvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Niculae Romanescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. In the 46th minute, Lukasz Haszczak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Christian Almkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Christian Almkvist made a kick off. Xiao Ting Yang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Mancheño, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 55th minute Lucas Mancheño shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xiao Ting Yang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Xiao Ting Yang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco van Basten in the 57th minute of play. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Victor Unesson was substituted for Alvar Llinares. In the 63rd match minute, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saul Roman to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michaël Guillot in the 64th minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Xiao Ting Yang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xiao Ting Yang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ireneusz Jeleń, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Xiao Ting Yang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ireneusz Jeleń, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67thth minute of the game Ireneusz Jeleń who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Xiao Ting Yang was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 69th minute, Marco van Basten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Xiao Ting Yang was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. CWKS KĘDZIERZYN made a substitution. Robertas Lewandowski replaced Ireneusz Jeleń. CWKS KĘDZIERZYN made a substitution. Dragan Cheresharski replaced Klement Makarewicz. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Lu Fan Xi was substituted for Bonifacio Abascal. 73 minutes into the match, Marco van Basten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Xiao Ting Yang. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marco van Basten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. 79 minutes into the match, CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's goal looked a bit too open when Niva Bellido came free, but Niculae Romanescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niva Bellido in the 79th minute of play forced CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's goalkeeper Niculae Romanescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Niculae Romanescu made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Saul Roman sent off a good shot on target. Xiao Ting Yang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robertas Lewandowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xiao Ting Yang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michaël Guillot in the 86th minute of play. Pol Petton charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pol Petton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd match minute, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pol Petton to maneuver through the defense. Xiao Ting Yang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco van Basten in the 96th minute of play. Both players had fought hard during the second half to keep the score at 4-4. The tie meant more entertainment for the crowd as the match moved into extra-time.

After 99 played minutes CWKS KĘDZIERZYN got a freekick which was hit by Paulo José de Carvalho. 102 minutes into the match, CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's goal looked a bit too open when Niva Bellido came free, but Niculae Romanescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. CWKS KĘDZIERZYN had won after a very even match.