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Wirkowice
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zbyszek Budarz started the match with the kick off. Wirkowice's Borys Siedlecki got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 6 minutes into the game, Aureliusz Winszman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wirkowice the free kick. In the 6th minute, Aureliusz Winszman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND's zone, Leonard Wisniewski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juliusz Iwaszko came out of the goal and Leonard Wisniewski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Juliusz Iwaszko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borys Siedlecki in the 11th minute of play. During the 12th minute of the match Aureliusz Winszman completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Aureliusz Winszman a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Aureliusz Winszman hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Bernard Panikowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmund Sliwinski having to interfere. Juliusz Iwaszko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Borys Siedlecki in the 22nd minute of the match. The supporters of Wirkowice booed when NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zbyszek Budarz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonard Wisniewski struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Juliusz Iwaszko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wirkowice. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pankracy Rawa during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 31st match minute, Wirkowice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pankracy Rawa to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th match minute, Wirkowice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Borys Siedlecki to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Leonard Wisniewski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wirkowice's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonard Wisniewski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juliusz Iwaszko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 37 minutes, Walery Marosz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND and the Wirkowice players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Wirkowice booed when NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walery Marosz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dariusz Solecki, 38 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When Walery Marosz was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 39 minutes had been played. After 39 played minutes NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND got a freekick which was hit by Walery Marosz. Leonard Wisniewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Juliusz Iwaszko made a huge save. After 41 played minutes NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND got a freekick which was hit by Bernard Panikowski. When Borys Siedlecki came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Wirkowice 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 Borys Siedlecki couldn't finish the play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Borys Siedlecki stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Zbyszek Budarz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zbyszek Budarz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Borys Siedlecki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juliusz Iwaszko was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leonard Wisniewski in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juliusz Iwaszko saved NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND from getting behind. 63 minutes into the match, NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND's Bernard Panikowski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edmund Sliwinski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tolek Sala made a great header on NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND's corner, it was just that Wirkowice's Edmund Sliwinski managed to reach the ball for a save. Leonard Wisniewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Juliusz Iwaszko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st match minute, NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernard Panikowski to maneuver through the defense. Leonard Wisniewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th minute, Borys Siedlecki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wirkowice fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Zbyszek Budarz struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Edmund Sliwinski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND. After a defensive mix-up in NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND's zone, Borys Siedlecki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juliusz Iwaszko came out of the goal and Borys Siedlecki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in NANOMAX® TEAM POLAND fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 87th minute. Penalty! If Borys Siedlecki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Borys Siedlecki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Juliusz Iwaszko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wirkowice's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.