League Play-Off

Modrzewie Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wawrzyniec Brak took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludomir Ruszczyk in the 4th minute of play forced TOLA's goalkeeper André Luiz Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Wawrzyniec Brak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Nankatsu Łódź booed when TOLA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grzegorz Krychowiak didn't get a good kick on the ball. André Luiz Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ludomir Ruszczyk in the 19th minute of the match. If Grzegorz Krychowiak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Leonel Fontes managed to get in a good position for a shot. TOLA's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonel Fontes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Radowit Walczak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Nankatsu Łódź's Ludomir Ruszczyk got a free kick in the 31st minute. After having played for 35 minutes, Leonel Fontes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TOLA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonel Fontes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aureliusz Bielecki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Radowit Walczak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, TOLA's goal looked a bit too open when Wawrzyniec Brak came free, but André Luiz Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leonel Fontes to make the kick off. Wawrzyniec Brak took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised André Luiz Silva. André Luiz Silva dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. André Luiz Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wawrzyniec Brak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Jacek Starogardzki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TOLA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Ludomir Ruszczyk received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. André Luiz Silva came out and tried to block the shot, but Ludomir Ruszczyk slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 69th minute. After 72 played minutes Nankatsu Łódź got a freekick which was hit by Leonard Wielgopolski. Aureliusz Bielecki charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aureliusz Bielecki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Aureliusz Bielecki hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Jacek Starogardzki recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacek Starogardzki in the 85th minute of play forced Nankatsu Łódź's goalkeeper Radowit Walczak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radowit Walczak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.