League Play-Off

Old Trafford
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aureliusz Waselenczuk made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Stasio Brzeszczak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Grzegorz Balkiewicz. Kozenin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stasio Brzeszczak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliusz Waselenczuk in the 12th minute of play forced POLAND Opole's goalkeeper Kajetan Kochanowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kajetan Kochanowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Kolba in the 14th minute of play. Aureliusz Waselenczuk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Witalis Piszczor kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. After 24 minutes of play, POLAND Opole's Stasio Brzeszczak made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Grzegorz Balkiewicz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 28th minute, Kozenin's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Pawel Banaszak fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Igor Kolba blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kajetan Kochanowski having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Young Houdini in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Grzegorz Balkiewicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 32nd minute, Kozenin's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Stasio Brzeszczak fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 36th minute, Igor Kolba ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kajetan Kochanowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 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 3-1.

The wind increased when Young Houdini made the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the game, POLAND Opole's Young Houdini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Grzegorz Balkiewicz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Aureliusz Miarka hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Kajetan Kochanowski made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Igor Kolba sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, POLAND Opole's Mieszko Kazimierz got a free kick in the 63rd minute. When Igor Kolba came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Kozenin 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 Igor Kolba couldn't finish the play. Igor Kolba scored 4-2 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kajetan Kochanowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aureliusz Waselenczuk was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 70th minute. Kozenin's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Kajetan Kochanowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliusz Waselenczuk in the 72nd minute of the match. The supporters of Kozenin booed when POLAND Opole was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mieszko Kazimierz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grzegorz Balkiewicz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Young Houdini's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Kozenin's Grzegorz Balkiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Young Houdini in the 77th minute of play. After 80 played minutes POLAND Opole got a freekick which was hit by Maj Onez. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Young Houdini managed to get in a good position for a shot. POLAND Opole's supporters rose to their feet, but Young Houdini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Grzegorz Balkiewicz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Kozenin's zone, Young Houdini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grzegorz Balkiewicz came out of the goal and Young Houdini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kozenin's Grzegorz Balkiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Young Houdini in the 89th minute of play. In the 96th minute, Zbyszek Bochinski 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. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. POLAND Opole fully deserved thier win.