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THC Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Warta Poznań's Pawel Pietrowicz 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. 3 minutes into the match, Warta Poznań's goal looked a bit too open when Zbigniew Fikus came free, but Anatoly Mamporia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute Marcin Werra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeusz Nowak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Warta Poznań's Maksymilian Olszewski quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Witalis Fafinski, made in the 8th minute of the game. After 10 played minutes THC Corp got a freekick which was hit by Alfred Krzynowek. In the 13th minute Marcin Werra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeusz Nowak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute, THC Corp's Zbigniew Fikus ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Anatoly Mamporia. Anatoly Mamporia yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After 19 minutes of play, Warta Poznań's Marcin Werra made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tadeusz Nowak was left in no man's land by his defense there! Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Anatoly Mamporia successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 25th minute Marcin Werra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeusz Nowak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 25 played minutes THC Corp got a freekick which was hit by Napoleon Duda. Zbigniew Fikus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Anatoly Mamporia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Janusz Wojtkiewicz hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. If Zbigniew Fikus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute, Maksymilian Olszewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 40 minutes into the match, Warta Poznań's goalkeeper Anatoly Mamporia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilbert Hejza. After 42 played minutes Warta Poznań got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Andrejčák. After a defensive mix-up in Warta Poznań's zone, Napoleon Duda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anatoly Mamporia came out of the goal and Napoleon Duda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ryszard Porajewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anatoly Mamporia having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ryszard Porajewski to make the kick off. Tadeusz Nowak made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Janusz Wojtkiewicz sent off a good shot on target. Pawel Pietrowicz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Tadeusz Nowak made a huge save. In the 58th match minute, Warta Poznań was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Ballin to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st match minute, THC Corp was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilbert Hejza to maneuver through the defense. Warta Poznań made a substitution. Dawid Wicherek replaced Janusz Wojtkiewicz. After a rather tough play, THC Corp's Gilbert Hejza got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Anatoly Mamporia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryszard Porajewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the game, Ryszard Porajewski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Anatoly Mamporia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 74th minute Marcin Werra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeusz Nowak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Zbigniew Fikus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee felt a red card was in order, 78 minutes into the game, when Adrian Andrejčák put in a rough tackle. Napoleon Duda walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. In the 84th minute Ryszard Porajewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anatoly Mamporia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute, Warta Poznań's Marcin Werra ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tadeusz Nowak. Tadeusz Nowak yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Warta Poznań made a substitution. Daniel Kempka replaced Marcin Werra. Warta Poznań's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.