Old Trafford
Spectators: 476 (Terracing: 358,
Seating: 109, VIP seats: 9) Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stelian Joldea, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 6 played minutes KS Piastów Sosnowiec got a freekick which was hit by Marcin Kondysar. Marcel da Rocha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tomasz Piwko having to make a save. Tomasz Piwko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel da Rocha in the 8th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Marcel da Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Devils's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcel da Rocha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomasz Piwko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Tomasz Piwko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 12th minute of play. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tytus Kajfasz in the 16th minute of play. After having played for 18 minutes, Marcel da Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcel da Rocha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 20th minute Tytus Kajfasz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Marcel da Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tomasz Piwko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel da Rocha in the 21st minute of the match. Braulio Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tytus Kajfasz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KS Piastów Sosnowiec's goalie prevented a goal. Red Devils were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after KS Piastów Sosnowiec's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sotos Zervoulakos took the corner. Red Devils's Sotos Zervoulakos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tomasz Piwko in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stelian Joldea in the 30th minute of the match. Marcel da Rocha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tomasz Piwko having to make a save. KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Tomasz Piwko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 32nd minute of play. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stelian Joldea in the 35th minute of the match. 36 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 Marcel da Rocha. Tomasz Piwko didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcel da Rocha went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 43rd minute Marcel da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomasz Piwko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes had been played when some careless play by KS Piastów Sosnowiec's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sotos Zervoulakos was slow to take the kick. During this time Red Devils's players had a chance to rest. Sotos Zervoulakos made a great header on Red Devils's corner, it was just that KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Tomasz Piwko managed to reach the ball for a save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcel da Rocha was the one to do the kick off. Sotos Zervoulakos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelian Joldea in the 62nd minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelian Joldea in the 63rd minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Tytus Kajfasz notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot. Braulio Gartxot was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Red Devils made a substitution. Kazimierz Deyna replaced Radoslaw Solibieda. In the 69th minute, Marcin Kondysar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute Marcel da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomasz Piwko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the game, Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tomasz Piwko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Tomasz Piwko didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcel da Rocha went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. KS Piastów Sosnowiec made a substitution. Boruc Magdziarz replaced Hieronim Winszman. The referee felt a red card was in order, 84 minutes into the game, when Sotos Zervoulakos put in a rough tackle. Braulio Gartxot had in the 87thth minute some difficulties stopping Apolo Beltza's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After having played for 89 minutes, Waldemar Rekowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Waldemar Rekowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Marcin Snaza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Braulio Gartxot. That made the score 3-2 in the 90 minute of play. Mariusz Zgonina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Braulio Gartxot made a huge save.
KS Piastów Sosnowiec's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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