Official Cup

Rodney Seaman Park
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) Expedition Lubin's Patrice Pacio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The throw-in from Mateusz Marut in the 2nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Thornhill City's Sima Ignjatović. Astor Guipuzkoa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Radoman Karaičić in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute Thornhill City were awarded a corner. Miroslav Kulić went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 12th minute, Dawid Bienienda made a precise shot to the right of Vidosav Joksimović. Thornhill City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The audience was convinced that Patrice Pacio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vidosav Joksimović was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Vidosav Joksimović stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Patrice Pacio's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Astor Guipuzkoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radoman Karaičić in the 20th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 21 minutes, Astor Guipuzkoa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Vidosav Joksimović came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Expedition Lubin's Dawid Bienienda. But to his dismay, Dawid Bienienda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Astor Guipuzkoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miroslav Kulić in the 28th minute of play. Vidosav Joksimović stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Patrice Pacio's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Dawid Bienienda might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vidosav Joksimović. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dawid Bienienda ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 36th minute Expedition Lubin were awarded a corner. Lu Guo Guo went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Lu Guo Guo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vidosav Joksimović quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrice Pacio in the 38th minute of play forced Thornhill City's goalkeeper Vidosav Joksimović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Expedition Lubin fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Expedition Lubin's Yan Wei Gang looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Thornhill City getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Miroslav Kulić hit a great ball. Thornhill City made a substitution. Zhuo Le Kun replaced Radoman Karaičić. After a rather tough play, Thornhill City's Miroslav Kulić got a free kick in the 48th minute. A collision led to Thornhill City getting a freekick after 49 minutes play. Stefan Bjelić hit a great ball. 49 minutes into the match, Expedition Lubin's Lu Guo Guo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vidosav Joksimović narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zhuo Le Kun made a kick off. 59 minutes into the match, Expedition Lubin's goal looked a bit too open when Zhuo Le Kun came free, but Astor Guipuzkoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute Zhuo Le Kun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Astor Guipuzkoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yan Wei Gang in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vidosav Joksimović, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thornhill City's Vidosav Joksimović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Thornhill City from getting a goal against them. 64 minutes into the game, Thornhill City's Zhuo Le Kun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Astor Guipuzkoa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. In the 68th minute, Zhuo Le Kun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Thornhill City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Thornhill City's Lu Xing Hong was substituted for Miroslav Kulić. Yan Wei Gang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Vidosav Joksimović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Husein Ognjanović kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. A hard shot by Lu Guo Guo from long distance, 77 minutes into the match, got Vidosav Joksimović's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Expedition Lubin were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Thornhill City's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lu Guo Guo took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Dawid Bienienda heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 81 minutes into the game, Patrice Pacio lined in a short shot 2-4 behind a frustrated Vidosav Joksimović. Thornhill City's Vidosav Joksimović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Thornhill City from getting a goal against them. A hard shot 89 in the game by Yan Wei Gang from a close distance when the talented Vidosav Joksimović managed to make a qualified save. Thornhill City's players were relieved. In the 93rd minute of the match Expedition Lubin got a corner. Thornhill City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lu Guo Guo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Damjan Stevančević tried in the 93rd minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Vidosav Joksimović a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 2-5. Mateusz Marut made in the 96th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Andrzej Dziatkowicz immediately put the ball in play. The Expedition Lubin players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.