Official Cup

Kazimierza Deyny
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marek Sagan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Eugenio Francess short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Helmuth Duckadam to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A hard shot 8 in the game by Szymon Grunwalski from a close distance when the talented Helmuth Duckadam managed to make a qualified save. F.C. YKE's players were relieved. A collision led to F.C. YKE getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Ionică Ike hit a great ball. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edgar Oblemenco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Legia Warszawa 【L】's Lech Latkiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Oblemenco in the 20th minute of play. F.C. YKE's Helmuth Duckadam proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save F.C. YKE from getting a goal against them. Eugenio Frances's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Helmuth Duckadam firmly grabbed it by the left post. F.C. YKE's defense didn't have a chance, in the 26th minute, when Eugenio Frances scored to the left of an out of position Helmuth Duckadam, making the score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szymon Grunwalski in the 30th minute of play forced F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Marek Sagan made a precise shot to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. F.C. YKE's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Tạ Mara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Helmuth Duckadam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicodim Zbârcea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 43 played minutes F.C. YKE got a freekick which was hit by Nicodim Zbârcea. In the 45th match minute, F.C. YKE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avram Crăiniceanu to maneuver through the defense. Legia Warszawa 【L】's Eugenio Frances shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 45th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Helmuth Duckadam but with some difficulty. Szymon Grunwalski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Helmuth Duckadam made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nicodim Zbârcea was the one to do the kick off. When Legia Warszawa 【L】's Marek Sagan in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C. YKE's goalie prevented a goal. When Legia Warszawa 【L】's Marek Sagan in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C. YKE's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Lunca in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lech Latkiewicz saved Legia Warszawa 【L】 from getting behind. Helmuth Duckadam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tạ Mara in the 62nd minute of play. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Marek Sagan sped through F.C. YKE's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szymon Grunwalski in the 66th minute of play forced F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Eugenio Frances left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Legia Warszawa 【L】 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Legia Warszawa 【L】's Karol Czerniejewski was substituted for Tạ Mara. Legia Warszawa 【L】 made a substitution. Dariusz Mierzwa replaced Aleksander Teofila. Avram Crăiniceanu's late challenge caught a Legia Warszawa 【L】's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Avram Crăiniceanu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, F.C. YKE's Avram Crăiniceanu got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute, Szymon Grunwalski made a precise shot to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. F.C. YKE's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. When Daniel Lunca came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the F.C. YKE 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 Daniel Lunca couldn't finish the play. Daniel Lunca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Karol Czerniejewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Helmuth Duckadam having to interfere. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marek Sagan in the 90th minute of the match. Helmuth Duckadam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marek Sagan in the 93rd minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Legia Warszawa 【L】 fully deserved thier win.