Official Cup

Stadion Strzegów
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ignace Bailey started the match with the kick off. Gwidon Biraga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jayson Ham in the 2nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jayson Ham in the 2nd minute of play forced Strzegów's goalkeeper Gwidon Biraga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Thommy Vuerinx notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Strzegów's Gwidon Biraga. Gwidon Biraga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 10th minute, Roland Harasimowicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jayson Ham took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gwidon Biraga. Gwidon Biraga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurențiu Costandache in the 19th minute of play forced Strzegów's goalkeeper Gwidon Biraga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jayson Ham took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gwidon Biraga. Gwidon Biraga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. If Adam Miazga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Przemyslaw Pietras kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Miazga in the 39th minute of play forced FC Mercier-Est's goalkeeper Manuel Medeleanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Thommy Vuerinx had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gwidon Biraga. Strzegów's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thommy Vuerinx was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Przemyslaw Pietras stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Manuel Medeleanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Czeslaw Majczyk in the 52nd minute of play. Gwidon Biraga was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jayson Ham showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 55 minute of play. Adam Miazga hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute, Jayson Ham ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gwidon Biraga was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. In the 64th minute Ludomil Trzaskoma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gwidon Biraga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Laurențiu Costandache cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Gwidon Biraga was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 67th minute Thommy Vuerinx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gwidon Biraga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jayson Ham's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gwidon Biraga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Mercier-Est's Jayson Ham slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gwidon Biraga. That made the score 0-9 after 70 minutes of play. Strzegów's Gwidon Biraga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Strzegów from getting a goal against them. FC Mercier-Est's Manuel Medeleanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Przemyslaw Pietras in the 79th minute of play. In the 84th minute, FC Mercier-Est's Ignace Bailey dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-11. After 86 played minutes Strzegów got a freekick which was hit by Adam Miazga. After 90 played minutes Strzegów got a freekick which was hit by Dobromir Wydrych. In the 91st minute, Jayson Ham left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Mercier-Est fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-12. In the 95th minute Przemyslaw Pietras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Medeleanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Mercier-Est played a much better game than Strzegów and deserved their victory. The Strzegów players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.