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PGE ARENA GDAŃSK
Spectators: 5120 (Terracing: 4010, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 10) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sebastian Spychalski kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Lechia Gdańsk's Cyprian Solecki got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Jurand Bartochowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julian Naskrent's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the game, FC Victoria's Daniel Skonieczny nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jurand Bartochowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Sebastian Spychalski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Edmund Gozdowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jurand Bartochowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Skonieczny in the 22nd minute of play. Julian Naskrent sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roch Jaraczeski took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jurand Bartochowski. Lechia Gdańsk's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Julian Naskrent in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jurand Bartochowski saved Lechia Gdańsk from getting behind. Daniel Skonieczny sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Daniel Skonieczny came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the FC Victoria 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 Skonieczny couldn't finish the play. Ignacy Kopacz might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edmund Gozdowski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ignacy Kopacz ran back to his position shaking his head. 39 minutes into the match, Lechia Gdańsk's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Skonieczny came free, but Jurand Bartochowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Julian Naskrent left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Victoria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 44 minutes into the match, Lechia Gdańsk's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Skonieczny came free, but Jurand Bartochowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46thth minute of the game Julian Naskrent who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lechia Gdańsk's Jurand Bartochowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sebastian Spychalski charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sebastian Spychalski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After the first half FC Victoria were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Julian Naskrent stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Radoslaw Lichorobiec mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lechia Gdańsk and the FC Victoria players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lechia Gdańsk's Radoslaw Lichorobiec got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Jurand Bartochowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julian Naskrent's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. 59 minutes into the game, Julian Naskrent recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jurand Bartochowski. Julian Naskrent showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. When Daniel Skonieczny came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the FC Victoria 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 Skonieczny couldn't finish the play. FC Victoria's Roch Jaraczeski shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 67th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jurand Bartochowski but with some difficulty. With a little luck, Lechia Gdańsk's Jurand Bartochowski got control of the ball when Julian Naskrent tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jurand Bartochowski didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Victoria's Julian Naskrent shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-4 in the ordered_time% minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Victoria's zone, Ignacy Kopacz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edmund Gozdowski came out of the goal and Ignacy Kopacz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jurand Bartochowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Skonieczny in the 77th minute of the match. Ignacy Kopacz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmund Gozdowski having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacy Kopacz in the 83rd minute of play forced FC Victoria's goalkeeper Edmund Gozdowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Victoria's Daniel Skonieczny got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Victoria's Roch Jaraczeski shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 88th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jurand Bartochowski but with some difficulty. The Lechia Gdańsk fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Victoria were clearly better and deserved to take the win.