U21 League

Srebrzysko
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dariusz Karanewski kicked off to start the match. After 2 minutes, Artur Kosmatka mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Wariatów Kupa and the AP Tempo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Wariatów Kupa's Artur Kosmatka got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 3rd minute of the match Kazimierz Jarosz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bartosz Jeziorkowski skillfully saved the ball. Zbyszek Smolarek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dariusz Karanewski in the 5th minute of play. In the 9th match minute, Wariatów Kupa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Alvarez to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute, Dobromir Wachna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 21 in the game by Dariusz Karanewski from a close distance when the talented Zbyszek Smolarek managed to make a qualified save. AP Tempo's players were relieved. Wariatów Kupa's Bartosz Jeziorkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miroslaw Klejnowski in the 23rd minute of play. Bartosz Jeziorkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldemar Kinic, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The audience was convinced that Dariusz Karanewski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zbyszek Smolarek was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Zbyszek Smolarek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukas Podolski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Boleslaw Dropinski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bartosz Jeziorkowski was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. When Wariatów Kupa's Dariusz Karanewski in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AP Tempo's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Wariatów Kupa booed when AP Tempo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waldemar Kinic didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dariusz Karanewski in the 41st minute of play forced AP Tempo's goalkeeper Zbyszek Smolarek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Boleslaw Dropinski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51stth minute of the game Dariusz Karanewski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AP Tempo's Zbyszek Smolarek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in AP Tempo's zone, Norbert Kazanowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zbyszek Smolarek came out of the goal and Norbert Kazanowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zbyszek Smolarek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dariusz Karanewski's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute, Dariusz Karanewski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zbyszek Smolarek was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Dariusz Karanewski kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Wariatów Kupa's Norbert Kazanowski got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 78th match minute, AP Tempo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arkadiusz Chuchro to maneuver through the defense. Zbyszek Smolarek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dariusz Karanewski in the 80th minute of the match. After 80 played minutes AP Tempo got a freekick which was hit by Miroslaw Klejnowski. In the 81st minute, Dariusz Karanewski 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 Lukas Podolski in the 82nd minute of play forced AP Tempo's goalkeeper Zbyszek Smolarek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, AP Tempo's goal looked a bit too open when Norbert Kazanowski came free, but Zbyszek Smolarek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zbyszek Smolarek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norbert Kazanowski in the 85th minute of play. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind AP Tempo's goalkeeper Zbyszek Smolarek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the Wariatów Kupa players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.