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Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) 4 minutes into the game, Donato Amatori cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gilbert Podolski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 8th minute, Ciro Cino 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. 12 minutes into the game, Andrea Banana was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alba FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pogoń Stawiszyn the free kick. After 12 played minutes Alba FC got a freekick which was hit by Andrea Banana. The audience was convinced that Donato Amatori's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilbert Podolski was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pogoń Stawiszyn's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ciro Cino was slow to take the kick. During this time Alba FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Domenico Giocondo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gilbert Podolski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gilbert Podolski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Donato Amatori's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. In the 24th play minute Kazimierz Dylla came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Davide Conte. 2-1. Gilbert Podolski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Amatori, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 28thth minute of the game Donato Amatori who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pogoń Stawiszyn's Gilbert Podolski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 29thth minute of the game Donato Amatori who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pogoń Stawiszyn's Gilbert Podolski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Andrea Banana kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Ciro Cino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Davide Conte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radoslaw Trojanowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radoslaw Trojanowski kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ryszard Pilipiec during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ryszard Pilipiec kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. The supporters of Pogoń Stawiszyn booed when Alba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Stumpo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kazimierz Dylla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

53 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kazimierz Dylla came free, but Davide Conte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pogoń Stawiszyn's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Radoslaw Trojanowski in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute, Alba FC's Ciro Cino dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. In the 58th minute Donato Amatori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilbert Podolski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Davide Conte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radoslaw Trojanowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alba FC's Donato Amatori in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pogoń Stawiszyn's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Pogoń Stawiszyn's Julian Kossakowski got a free kick in the 65th minute. If Federico Di Iorio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alba FC's Davide Conte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radoslaw Trojanowski in the 68th minute of play. The Alba FC fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Alba FC's Donato Amatori looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, Pogoń Stawiszyn's Gilbert Podolski got control of the ball when Ciro Cino tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Pogoń Stawiszyn defense, Donato Amatori kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gilbert Podolski. The Pogoń Stawiszyn fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gilbert Podolski should have stopped the shot. When Federico Di Iorio came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Alba FC 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 Federico Di Iorio couldn't finish the play. If Donato Amatori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Donato Amatori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Pogoń Stawiszyn booed when Alba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Cino didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryszard Pilipiec in the 93rd minute of play forced Alba FC's goalkeeper Davide Conte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Pogoń Stawiszyn's goalkeeper Gilbert Podolski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ciro Cino. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Alba FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.