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Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 8001 (Terracing: 6002, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Gwarek Zabrze's Richie Puch 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. When Artur Faron fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arsenal's protests and gave Artur Faron a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Arsenal getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Artur Faron hit a great ball. Richie Puch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Ryszard Wnukowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Karol Mietus, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 9 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Ryszard Wnukowski was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wiktor Wincek in the 10th minute of play forced Arsenal's goalkeeper Ryszard Wnukowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Giotis Kourmouzis made a precise shot to the right of Łukasz Fabiański. Gwarek Zabrze's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ryszard Wnukowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barnaba Drebit in the 14th minute of the match. After 18 minutes Gwarek Zabrze's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Giotis Kourmouzis who took care of the corner kick. Łukasz Fabiański showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giotis Kourmouzis, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Łukasz Fabiański stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Giotis Kourmouzis's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Giotis Kourmouzis made a great header on Arsenal's corner, it was just that Gwarek Zabrze's Łukasz Fabiański managed to reach the ball for a save. 31 minutes into the match, Arsenal's Giotis Kourmouzis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Łukasz Fabiański narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 39th minute, Vincent Fanström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arsenal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Ryszard Wnukowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wiktor Wincek in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richie Puch in the 46th minute of play forced Arsenal's goalkeeper Ryszard Wnukowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pawel Wielowiejski got free with Ryszard Wnukowski in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Gwarek Zabrze players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Arsenal were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Giotis Kourmouzis to make the kick off. Ryszard Wnukowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Richie Puch's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. After 52 minutes Arsenal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dariusz Pietrasz who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Gwarek Zabrze's Dariusz Pietrasz to fire away a dangerous shot which Ryszard Wnukowski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Barnaba Drebit kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Giotis Kourmouzis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Łukasz Fabiański. Gwarek Zabrze's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giotis Kourmouzis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Łukasz Fabiański made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Artur Faron sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Gwarek Zabrze's zone, Lukasz Bronder stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Łukasz Fabiański came out of the goal and Lukasz Bronder tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Giotis Kourmouzis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 72ndth minute tested the skills of Łukasz Fabiański when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Arsenal's Ryszard Wnukowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richie Puch in the 85th minute of play. The supporters of Arsenal booed when Gwarek Zabrze was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dariusz Pietrasz didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giotis Kourmouzis in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Łukasz Fabiański saved Gwarek Zabrze from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Arsenal's Giotis Kourmouzis got a free kick in the 91st minute. Ryszard Wnukowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andras Korioth in the 92nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giotis Kourmouzis got free with Łukasz Fabiański in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giotis Kourmouzis got free with Łukasz Fabiański in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Arsenal eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.