Official Cup

EL NATIONAL
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, 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. Lukasz Majkowski started the match with the kick off. FC Ouagadougou National's Karl Laureys played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wit Gaszynski in the 3rd minute of play. 11 minutes into the game, Zenon Lenertej was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PTC Pabianice's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Ouagadougou National the free kick. In the 11th minute, Zenon Lenertej hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl Laureys came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by PTC Pabianice's Lukasz Majkowski. But to his dismay, Lukasz Majkowski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. If Chris-George Elssen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to PTC Pabianice getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Karol Teofila hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, Chris-George Elssen notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of PTC Pabianice's Damazy Kaczucha. Damazy Kaczucha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 28 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goal looked a bit too open when Lukasz Majkowski came free, but Karl Laureys reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, Armand Owerckx was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Ouagadougou National's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PTC Pabianice the free kick. The supporters of PTC Pabianice booed when FC Ouagadougou National was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armand Owerckx didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute, Kajetan Tyszka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl Laureys came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by PTC Pabianice's Karol Teofila. But to his dismay, Karol Teofila quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 41st match minute, PTC Pabianice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Gondela to maneuver through the defense. A sloppy throw-in by Vince Matthijs in the 47th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by PTC Pabianice's Izydor Michnik. The FC Ouagadougou National players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. PTC Pabianice were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chris-George Elssen made a kick off. FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Lukasz Majkowski 54 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-3. Karl Laureys showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukasz Majkowski in the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karol Teofila in the 67th minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Karl Laureys to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the FC Ouagadougou National defense, Karol Teofila kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Karl Laureys. The FC Ouagadougou National fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Karl Laureys should have stopped the shot. Karol Teofila scored 1-5 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karl Laureys, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 77 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goal looked a bit too open when Karol Teofila came free, but Karl Laureys reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Chris-George Elssen managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ouagadougou National's supporters rose to their feet, but Chris-George Elssen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Damazy Kaczucha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Karl Laureys made an important save on a dangerous shot by Izydor Michnik in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Ouagadougou National's Bryan Van Haeght got a free kick in the 85th minute. Karl Laureys made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lukasz Majkowski in the 88th minute of play. After 92 played minutes PTC Pabianice got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Gondela. The FC Ouagadougou National fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. PTC Pabianice were clearly better and deserved to take the win.