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ARENA KOCIEWSKA
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Spartans Lodz's Borys Lepper 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. After some careless play in the TCZEWIACY defense, Iwan Ostrowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Feliks Wierzchowski. The TCZEWIACY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Feliks Wierzchowski should have stopped the shot. Andris Kapenieks received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Feliks Wierzchowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 9 minutes, Borys Lepper managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spartans Lodz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Borys Lepper was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Borys Lepper sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind TCZEWIACY's goalkeeper Feliks Wierzchowski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 13th minute, Iwan Ostrowski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Borys Lepper had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Iwan Ostrowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 23 minutes, Zula Olchawa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TCZEWIACY and the Spartans Lodz players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zula Olchawa kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Remigiusz Laba during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Spartans Lodz booed when TCZEWIACY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remigiusz Laba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Feliks Wierzchowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borys Lepper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Borys Lepper put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Feliks Wierzchowski. Feliks Wierzchowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borys Lepper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Borys Lepper blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Feliks Wierzchowski having to make a save. Feliks Wierzchowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Borys Lepper, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Spartans Lodz's Andris Kapenieks quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Remigiusz Laba, made in the 43rd minute of the game.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zula Olchawa to make the kick off. A collision led to TCZEWIACY getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Remigiusz Laba hit a great ball. The Spartans Lodz fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Spartans Lodz's Borys Lepper looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Spartans Lodz made a substitution. Radowit Szel replaced Ryszard Obuchowicz. Iwan Ostrowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Feliks Wierzchowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Borys Lepper in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Feliks Wierzchowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Borys Lepper put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Feliks Wierzchowski. Feliks Wierzchowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borys Lepper in the 72nd minute of play. The throw-in from Remigiusz Laba in the 73rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Spartans Lodz's Andris Kapenieks. Iwan Ostrowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Feliks Wierzchowski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Spartans Lodz's Fryderyk Jajecznica was substituted for Borys Lepper. Fryderyk Jajecznica could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Feliks Wierzchowski made a huge save. 85 minutes into the match, TCZEWIACY's goalkeeper Feliks Wierzchowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fryderyk Jajecznica. Fryderyk Jajecznica scored 0-7 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Feliks Wierzchowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Feliks Wierzchowski was a little too slow when Iwan Ostrowski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 0-8. Spartans Lodz's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.