Official Cup

VILLA PARK
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zachariasz Falke got the match started through his kick off. Norbert Rzegotka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksander Ludwiczak in the 3rd minute of play. The supporters of AP Tempo booed when Drim Tim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pawel Ciempa didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aleksander Ludwiczak in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Norbert Rzegotka saved Drim Tim from getting behind. If Zachariasz Falke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 13 minutes, Ignacy Dziatkowicz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AP Tempo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ignacy Dziatkowicz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zachariasz Falke scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Norbert Rzegotka, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Juliusz Kowalski hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute, Aleksander Ludwiczak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Norbert Rzegotka was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Iwan Plucinik hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. AP Tempo's Zbyszek Smolarek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erling Halgand in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th match minute, AP Tempo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iwan Plucinik to maneuver through the defense. Florian Ciempa hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Zbyszek Smolarek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reinaldo Dobbs in the 32nd minute. After a rather tough play, Drim Tim's Juliusz Kowalski got a free kick in the 32nd minute. When Zachariasz Falke came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the AP Tempo 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 Zachariasz Falke couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachariasz Falke in the 42nd minute of play forced Drim Tim's goalkeeper Norbert Rzegotka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 minutes, Filip Slazak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AP Tempo and the Drim Tim players grew even worse after the yellow card. Filip Slazak hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Pawel Ciempa succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 47th playminute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Erling Halgand made the kick off in the second half. Drim Tim's Jules Kunde got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Norbert Rzegotka made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Zachariasz Falke sent off a good shot on target. In the 56th match minute, AP Tempo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zachariasz Falke to maneuver through the defense. 57 minutes into the game, Pawel Ciempa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Zbyszek Smolarek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksander Ludwiczak in the 62nd minute of play forced Drim Tim's goalkeeper Norbert Rzegotka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Drim Tim's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ignacy Dziatkowicz was slow to take the kick. During this time AP Tempo's players had a chance to rest. The corner led AP Tempo's Zachariasz Falke to a score. 2-3 in the 63rd minute. In the 67th minute, Filip Slazak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Norbert Rzegotka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksander Ludwiczak in the 69th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Aleksander Ludwiczak put it in 2-5 from a short distance just to the right of Norbert Rzegotka. In the 88th minute, Erling Halgand ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zbyszek Smolarek was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-5. After a defensive mix-up in Drim Tim's zone, Aleksander Ludwiczak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Norbert Rzegotka came out of the goal and Aleksander Ludwiczak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Zachariasz Falke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. AP Tempo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.