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Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rähim Sterling took the kick off in the first half of the match. Erik Skog took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stelian Joldea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After taking down the ball on KS Piastów Sosnowiec's corner Tomasz Gorski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Erik Skog quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariusz Zgonina in the 7th minute of play forced Garphyttan's goalkeeper Erik Skog to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gražvydas Pakula kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Tomasz Piwko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato de Salles in the 10th minute of the match. Erik Skog made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apolo Beltza in the 14th minute of play. After 16th play minutes Apolo Beltza shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Erik Skog and just under the crossbar into goal. Garphyttan's Erik Skog played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stelian Joldea in the 18th minute of play. KS Piastów Sosnowiec were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Garphyttan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomasz Gorski took the corner. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Garphyttan's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomasz Gorski was slow to take the kick. During this time KS Piastów Sosnowiec's players had a chance to rest. Stelian Joldea was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Erik Skog made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stelian Joldea in the 22nd minute of play. In the 26th minute, Tomasz Gorski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erik Skog was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Tomasz Piwko successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Tomasz Piwko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viktor Albäck in the 30th minute of play. Garphyttan's Erik Skog played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apolo Beltza in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariusz Zgonina in the 33rd minute of play forced Garphyttan's goalkeeper Erik Skog to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Tomasz Piwko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Albäck in the 35th minute of play. A well done corner resulted in Dinaras Kantauskas drilling the ball in to score 1-2 behind KS Piastów Sosnowiec's goalkeeper. Garphyttan's Erik Skog played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stelian Joldea in the 40th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, KS Piastów Sosnowiec's goalkeeper Tomasz Piwko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donato de Salles. If Apolo Beltza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 48th minute, Viktor Albäck fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stelian Joldea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Viktor Albäck 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. After a rather tough play, KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Stelian Joldea got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Erik Skog took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariusz Zgonina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute KS Piastów Sosnowiec were awarded a corner. Tomasz Gorski went to the cornerflag to take it. Tanek Ratulowski made a great header on KS Piastów Sosnowiec's corner, it was just that Garphyttan's Erik Skog managed to reach the ball for a save. Apolo Beltza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 59 minutes into the match, KS Piastów Sosnowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Donato de Salles came free, but Tomasz Piwko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariusz Zgonina in the 60th minute of play forced Garphyttan's goalkeeper Erik Skog to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomasz Piwko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michael Kvalfält in the 69th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Garphyttan's Michael Kvalfält got a free kick in the 70th minute. Erik Skog made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Stelian Joldea sent off a good shot on target. Tomasz Gorski kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. KS Piastów Sosnowiec made a substitution. Marcin Snaza replaced Reşat Rasif. Garphyttan's Albin Bergström was substituted for Donato de Salles. KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Cyryl Penkalski was substituted for Stelian Joldea. Garphyttan's Algot Ahlfors was substituted for Viktor Albäck. After a rather tough play, KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Tomasz Gorski got a free kick in the 79th minute. Jim Kellman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tomasz Piwko. KS Piastów Sosnowiec's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Erik Skog took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariusz Zgonina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Garphyttan's Erik Skog got control of the ball when Apolo Beltza tried to sneak it across the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Garphyttan's goalkeeper Erik Skog had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cyryl Penkalski. Albin Bergström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Tomasz Piwko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 93 minutes into the game, Cyryl Penkalski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Erik Skog was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Erik Skog made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Cyryl Penkalski sent off a good shot on target. The KS Piastów Sosnowiec supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing KS Piastów Sosnowiec would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.