Official Cup

Stadion Astralny
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) When Don Malbec's Gaby Batistuta in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Astral's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Don Malbec's Aurelio Astudillo got control of the ball when Bogumil Gregorczyk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aurelio Astudillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoni Badanowski in the 13th minute of play. Bogumil Gregorczyk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Aurelio Astudillo made a huge save. Slawomir Cholewa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaby Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Antoni Badanowski hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominik Sowa in the 24th minute of play forced Don Malbec's goalkeeper Aurelio Astudillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dominik Sowa's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Aurelio Astudillo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 29th minute Ted Lasso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slawomir Cholewa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, Lech Spychalski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gaby Batistuta in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Slawomir Cholewa saved Astral from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Gaby Batistuta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Slawomir Cholewa was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. The supporters of Don Malbec booed when Astral was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maciej Ochabski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Astral's zone, Camilo Sexto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Slawomir Cholewa came out of the goal and Camilo Sexto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th minute, Don Malbec's Tito Popin seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tito Popin the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Don Malbec protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tito Popin had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 48 played minutes Don Malbec got a freekick which was hit by Tito Popin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominik Sowa in the 49th minute of play forced Don Malbec's goalkeeper Aurelio Astudillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominik Sowa in the 54th minute of play forced Don Malbec's goalkeeper Aurelio Astudillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ted Lasso in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Slawomir Cholewa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Slawomir Cholewa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camilo Sexto, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Ted Lasso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Slawomir Cholewa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Astral's Slawomir Cholewa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camilo Sexto in the 63rd minute of play. The corner led to Don Malbec's Camilo Sexto getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 70th minute Bogumil Gregorczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Astudillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aurelio Astudillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dominik Sowa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 minutes Astral's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gaby Batistuta who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominik Sowa in the 85th minute of play forced Don Malbec's goalkeeper Aurelio Astudillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Bogumil Gregorczyk made a precise shot to the right of Aurelio Astudillo. Don Malbec's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 96 minutes into the match, Dominik Sowa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aurelio Astudillo. Don Malbec's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dominik Sowa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Astral were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Don Malbec for a fine match.