Official Cup

Claude François
Spectators: 505 (Terracing: 380, Seating: 116, VIP seats: 9) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dacian Bejenaru made the kick off which started today's match. If Taka Kosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcin Bartelak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Cossa in the 5th minute of play. Marcin Bartelak came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Alexandrie CF's Eduardo Cossa. But to his dismay, Eduardo Cossa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 8th minute, Ignacio Horado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Vítor Baia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 10th minute of the match Wel Lidzbark got a corner. Alexandrie CF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sofronio Santiago ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Tibor Pál-Szabó heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Marcin Bartelak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruslan Tikhonov in the 16th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Wel Lidzbark's goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Andrews came free, but Marcin Bartelak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isaac Andrews received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Marcin Bartelak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Conceicão in the 23rd minute of play forced Wel Lidzbark's goalkeeper Marcin Bartelak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eduardo Cossa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Marcin Bartelak made a huge save. A collision led to Alexandrie CF getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Tomás Esteves hit a great ball. Marcin Bartelak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isaac Andrews, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After 31 played minutes Wel Lidzbark got a freekick which was hit by Taka Kosa. Wel Lidzbark's Marcin Bartelak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Wel Lidzbark from getting a goal against them. In the 37th minute, Radoslaw Ziombkowski made a precise shot to the right of Vítor Baia. Alexandrie CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radoslaw Ziombkowski in the 39th minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Vítor Baia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcin Bartelak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Conceicão in the 43rd minute of the match. Alexandrie CF's Vítor Baia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dacian Bejenaru in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Dacian Bejenaru might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vítor Baia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dacian Bejenaru ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Wel Lidzbark getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Ricardo Quaresma hit a great ball. Francisco Conceicão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Marcin Bartelak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wel Lidzbark's Marcin Bartelak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Conceicão in the 61st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francisco Conceicão in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcin Bartelak saved Wel Lidzbark from getting behind. After 64 played minutes Alexandrie CF got a freekick which was hit by Eduardo Cossa. After a defensive mix-up in Alexandrie CF's zone, Dacian Bejenaru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vítor Baia came out of the goal and Dacian Bejenaru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 68 minutes Alexandrie CF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sofronio Santiago who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Radoslaw Ziombkowski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vítor Baia quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, Alexandrie CF's Jose Balvín got a free kick in the 70th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Wel Lidzbark's Sofronio Santiago tried to score from far away in the 71st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 74 played minutes Wel Lidzbark got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Quaresma. In the 75th minute, Fidel Domenech hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fidel Domenech hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Marcin Bartelak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Cossa, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taka Kosa in the 84th minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Vítor Baia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wel Lidzbark's Marcin Bartelak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Andrews in the 86th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Wel Lidzbark's Taka Kosa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vítor Baia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radoslaw Ziombkowski in the 93rd minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Vítor Baia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Dacian Bejenaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vítor Baia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

After resting during the break, the players from both teams went out on the field looking very concentrated. It was now first half of the overtime. Dacian Bejenaru made the kick off and play began. Vítor Baia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radoslaw Ziombkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Alexandrie CF players wondered just what they needed to do win this one. 105 minutes had now been played and the teams were still tied. Penalties were starting to look likely.

After 121 played minutes Wel Lidzbark got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Quaresma. After a defensive mix-up in Wel Lidzbark's zone, Mateus Uribe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcin Bartelak came out of the goal and Mateus Uribe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Isaac Andrews had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 123rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 128th minute, Jose Balvín hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcin Bartelak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateus Uribe in the 130th minute of the match. Vítor Baia had great luck who in the 132ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Radoslaw Ziombkowski from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Wel Lidzbark's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.