League Play-Off

Pepsi Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Slawomir Jaraczeski kicked off to start the match. If Lucjan Chmielecki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tytus Drab did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Roch Sniegowski 6 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Jordi Dann's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tobiasz Niedzwiecki was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Roch Sniegowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tytus Drab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brad Ridding in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Roch Sniegowski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, Szalone Konie's Roch Sniegowski got control of the ball when Tytus Drab tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Young Taktikos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MATRIX TEAM's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lucjan Chmielecki in the 23rd minute. After taking down the ball on MATRIX TEAM's corner Lucjan Chmielecki fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Roch Sniegowski quite easily take care of the ball. In the 27th minute, Tytus Drab hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kacper Wilk in the 33rd minute of the match. Damazy Jakisz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roch Sniegowski having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slawomir Jaraczeski in the 37th minute of play forced MATRIX TEAM's goalkeeper Tobiasz Niedzwiecki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MATRIX TEAM's Tobiasz Niedzwiecki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kacper Wilk in the 41st minute of play. When Waclaw Pionek fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Szalone Konie's protests and gave Waclaw Pionek a yellow card for diving instead. Waclaw Pionek hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Szalone Konie's goalkeeper Roch Sniegowski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 44th minute of the game. One of Szalone Konie:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of MATRIX TEAM:s goal. Roch Sniegowski had in the 45thth minute some difficulties stopping Brad Ridding's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Brad Ridding to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute of the match, Slawomir Jaraczeski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tobiasz Niedzwiecki was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brad Ridding in the 54th minute of play forced Szalone Konie's goalkeeper Roch Sniegowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute of the match MATRIX TEAM got a corner. Szalone Konie's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lucjan Chmielecki ran over to the corner to take the kick. Roch Sniegowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brad Ridding, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Slawomir Jaraczeski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tobiasz Niedzwiecki was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. With his leg Tobiasz Niedzwiecki managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when Szalone Konie's Slawomir Jaraczeski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 69 minutes into the game, MATRIX TEAM's Tytus Drab nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roch Sniegowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. With a little luck, MATRIX TEAM's Tobiasz Niedzwiecki got control of the ball when Jordi Dann tried to sneak it across the goal line. Szalone Konie's Roch Sniegowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tytus Drab in the 81st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Brad Ridding in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roch Sniegowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kacper Wilk struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Tobiasz Niedzwiecki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Szalone Konie. Roch Sniegowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brad Ridding, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Slawomir Jaraczeski came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Szalone Konie 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 Slawomir Jaraczeski couldn't finish the play. Szalone Konie's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.