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Piepenhagen
Spectators: 7122 (Terracing: 5374, Seating: 1648, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Radoslaw Dziewedik made the kick off which started today's match. Sebastian Cichocki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slawomir Krzynowek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mateusz Robaks short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Sebastian Cichocki to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a little luck, LOTTOMANAGEREK's Sebastian Cichocki got control of the ball when Edgar Smolarek tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sebastian Cichocki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateusz Robak in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the game, Karol Lizewski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LOTTOMANAGEREK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Poremba the free kick. In the 11th match minute, LOTTOMANAGEREK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karol Lizewski to maneuver through the defense. Wincent Chwalkiewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Remigiusz Maruda notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Poremba's Cosme Maria. Cosme Maria was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 19th minute, Sylwester Bilicki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edgar Smolarek got free with Sebastian Cichocki in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee felt a red card was in order, 22 minutes into the game, when Jedrzej Walec put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 21st minute of the game. One of FC Poremba:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of LOTTOMANAGEREK:s goal. The referee gave LOTTOMANAGEREK a penalty, 24 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tadeusz Wos, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Poremba's Cosme Maria. 0-2. 30 minutes into the match, LOTTOMANAGEREK's goalkeeper Sebastian Cichocki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgar Smolarek. An unexpectedly hard shot by Witalis Lampe in the 34th minute of play forced FC Poremba's goalkeeper Cosme Maria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Cichocki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slawomir Krzynowek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Cichocki made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Edgar Smolarek sent off a good shot on target. If Slawomir Krzynowek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edgar Smolarek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Sebastian Cichocki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Slawomir Krzynowek 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edgar Smolarek made a kick off. Slawomir Krzynowek struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Sebastian Cichocki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Poremba. Eugeniusz Dyczkowski kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Edgar Smolarek 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Smolarek in the 75th minute of play forced LOTTOMANAGEREK's goalkeeper Sebastian Cichocki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Cichocki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iurie Giurgiu in the 77th minute of play. Edgar Smolarek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 84 minutes of play, FC Poremba's Slawomir Krzynowek made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastian Cichocki was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 88 played minutes FC Poremba got a freekick which was hit by Iurie Giurgiu. LOTTOMANAGEREK were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over FC Poremba's much stronger midfield.