Official Cup

Herb
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Albano Bieito made the kick off which started today's match. When Patryk Oliszewski fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Herbalists Opole's protests and gave Patryk Oliszewski a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Herbalists Opole getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Patryk Oliszewski hit a great ball. With a little luck, Maluko Juniors's Severino Ekhi got control of the ball when Edgar Duszenski tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th minute Albano Bieito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Sidor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Zbyszko Noworolnik fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Herbalists Opole's protests and gave Zbyszko Noworolnik a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th match minute, Herbalists Opole was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zbyszko Noworolnik to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute, Albano Bieito left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maluko Juniors fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Alberto Gizon kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Aureliusz Kaszubowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Severino Ekhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Bieito in the 38th minute of play forced Herbalists Opole's goalkeeper Roman Sidor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Severino Ekhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Duszenski in the 42nd minute of play. Severino Ekhi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgar Duszenski in the 45th minute. 45 minutes into the game, Francisco Matteo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Maluko Juniors's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Herbalists Opole the free kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aureliusz Kaszubowski was the one to do the kick off. Maluko Juniors's Marcelino Jorrin quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Iwan Pieknik, made in the 53rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Herbalists Opole's Mateusz Filipowski got a free kick in the 53rd minute. After some careless play in the Herbalists Opole defense, Bruno Blasi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roman Sidor. The Herbalists Opole fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roman Sidor should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Duszenski in the 58th minute of play forced Maluko Juniors's goalkeeper Severino Ekhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 60 minutes, Sava Antić mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maluko Juniors and the Herbalists Opole players grew even worse after the yellow card. Roman Sidor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albano Bieito, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 70th minute, Albano Bieito 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. Herbalists Opole's Roman Sidor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Herbalists Opole from getting a goal against them. When Bruno Blasi came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Maluko Juniors fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bruno Blasi couldn't finish the play. Berend Stuifzand hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Bruno Blasi might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roman Sidor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bruno Blasi ran back to his position shaking his head. Bruno Blasi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruno Blasi struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Roman Sidor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maluko Juniors. Bruno Blasi came free with the goalkeeper in the 88th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Roman Sidor could save by the left post. In the 88th minute, Maluko Juniors's Bruno Blasi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Roman Sidor. Roman Sidor yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Maluko Juniors's Severino Ekhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliusz Kaszubowski in the 93rd minute of play.