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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gustaw Tscherner took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sébastien Marionneau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute, Marcelo Abreu 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. 6 minutes into the game, Marcelo Abreu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Sébastien Marionneau was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Astral Roots Gdynia's goalkeeper Sébastien Marionneau, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Erubiel Justin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 11thth minute tested the skills of Sébastien Marionneau when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Erubiel Justin might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sébastien Marionneau. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erubiel Justin ran back to his position shaking his head. When ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Marcelo Abreu in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Astral Roots Gdynia's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Marcelo Abreu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sébastien Marionneau was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcin Wasilewski in the 18th minute. Marcelo Abreu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sébastien Marionneau came out and tried to block the shot, but Marcelo Abreu slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 22nd minute. Sébastien Marionneau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's goal looked a bit too open when Zygmunt Moizuk came free, but Meelis Vananurm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 29 in the game by Erubiel Justin from a close distance when the talented Sébastien Marionneau managed to make a qualified save. Astral Roots Gdynia's players were relieved. Erubiel Justins short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Sébastien Marionneau to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 35 minutes into the game, Co Wielaert was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Astral Roots Gdynia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź the free kick. After a rather tough play, Astral Roots Gdynia's Co Wielaert got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute, Maicon Pontes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sébastien Marionneau. The goal made the score 4-0. Bartosz Poteralski hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Astral Roots Gdynia's Gustaw Tscherner got a free kick in the 44th minute. Maicon Pontes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Sébastien Marionneau skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 51stth minute of the game Marcelo Abreu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astral Roots Gdynia's Sébastien Marionneau was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 52 minutes into the match, Astral Roots Gdynia's goal looked a bit too open when Erubiel Justin came free, but Sébastien Marionneau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sébastien Marionneau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maicon Pontes in the 53rd minute of the match. After 55 minutes of play, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Marcelo Abreu made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sébastien Marionneau was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Astral Roots Gdynia booed when ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slawomir Tyskie didn't get a good kick on the ball. Co Wielaert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 63 minutes, Marcelo Abreu made it 6-0 with a short kick to the right side. Astral Roots Gdynia's Sébastien Marionneau tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Meelis Vananurm got control of the ball when Co Wielaert tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erubiel Justin in the 70th minute of play forced Astral Roots Gdynia's goalkeeper Sébastien Marionneau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Astral Roots Gdynia's goal looked a bit too open when Erubiel Justin came free, but Sébastien Marionneau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sébastien Marionneau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sébastien Marionneau stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erubiel Justin's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Astral Roots Gdynia made a substitution. Benedykt Jarosiewicz replaced Gustaw Tscherner. In the 84th minute, Borys Witwicki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Astral Roots Gdynia's Czeslaw Okropny was substituted for Co Wielaert. When ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Marcelo Abreu in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Astral Roots Gdynia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 93rd minute, Marcelo Abreu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź had won after a very even match.