Official Cup

Stadion Cicha 6
Spectators: 528 (Terracing: 397, Seating: 121, VIP seats: 10) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joe Herring made the kick off which started today's match. Jerry Lodge was out of position in the 4 minute of play, and Ponc Calderona capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ponc Calderona really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. A collision led to KS Ruch Chorzów getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Tytus Turok hit a great ball. Erez Manco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joe Herring went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Jerry Lodge was a little too slow when Klement Rzeszutko got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 2-1. A throw-in in the 15th minute of the game was made by Tytus Turok with Klement Rzeszutko as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 冯剑昆 hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Dobromir Gdowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jerry Lodge was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Valencia C.F. from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge got control of the ball when Karol Madajczyk tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for André Luiz Xavier to strike the kick off in the second half. Jerry Lodge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Luiz Xavier, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 54th match minute, Valencia C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ryan Plumber to maneuver through the defense. Yuan Wei Han recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 58 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when André Luiz Xavier came free, but Jerry Lodge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ponc Calderona in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jerry Lodge saved Valencia C.F. from getting behind. After 73 minutes, Tuncay Candeğer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valencia C.F. and the KS Ruch Chorzów players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Valencia C.F. getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Tuncay Candeğer hit a great ball. Valencia C.F. made a substitution. Adam Harding replaced Alfred Claydon. In the 75th match minute, Valencia C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuncay Candeğer to maneuver through the defense. After 78 minutes of play, Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erez Manco was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st minute Joe Herring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erez Manco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Luiz Xavier in the 84th minute of play. After 86 played minutes, KS Ruch Chorzów's Dobromir Gdowski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jerry Lodge came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in KS Ruch Chorzów reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Luiz Xavier in the 90th minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Jerry Lodge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klement Rzeszutko in the 96th minute of play.

When the referee ended the match the KS Ruch Chorzów players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.