League Play-Off

Favourites Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Czeslaw Hoffman kicked off to start the match. Daniel Barna might have been able to make a better finish in the 2nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zachariasz Absolwent. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Barna ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Jonik SA's zone, Herbert Kolba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zachariasz Absolwent came out of the goal and Herbert Kolba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 7 minutes into the match, Daniel Barna notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Jonik SA's Zachariasz Absolwent. Zachariasz Absolwent was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Daniel Barna scored 3-0 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zachariasz Absolwent, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jonik SA's Zachariasz Absolwent played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Barna in the 22nd minute of play. After having played for 24 minutes, Daniel Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THE FAVOURITES's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Barna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zachariasz Absolwent took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Barna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zachariasz Absolwent made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucjan Madajczyk in the 29th minute of play. If Herbert Kolba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd match minute, Jonik SA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milosz Witek to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 35 minutes, Lucjan Madajczyk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THE FAVOURITES's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucjan Madajczyk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zachariasz Absolwent showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Barna, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 41st minute, Wieslaw Malik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 42 minutes, Herbert Kolba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THE FAVOURITES's supporters crossed their fingers, but Herbert Kolba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jonik SA's Milosz Witek suffered a concussion in the 44th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Daniel Barna hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Roch Kajdasz charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roch Kajdasz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 47 played minutes Jonik SA got a freekick which was hit by Roch Kajdasz. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Barna to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the match THE FAVOURITES got a corner. Jonik SA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Herbert Kolba ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jonik SA's Roch Kajdasz got his second yellow card of the match in the 55th minute. The referee ordered Roch Kajdasz off the ground. When Daniel Barna came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the THE FAVOURITES 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 Daniel Barna couldn't finish the play. Zachariasz Absolwent made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Barna in the 63rd minute of play. Rafal Chodzinski kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Daniel Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot. THE FAVOURITES's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Barna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zachariasz Absolwent breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lucjan Madajczyk took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zachariasz Absolwent. Zachariasz Absolwent dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Daniel Barna scored 6-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zachariasz Absolwent, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zachariasz Absolwent made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucjan Madajczyk in the 80th minute of play. Daniel Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Daniel Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zachariasz Absolwent showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucjan Madajczyk in the 96th minute of the match. THE FAVOURITES walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.