League Play-Off

Stadion GERLACH
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Konstanty Sroka kicked off to start the match. Gerlach's Jakub Szotek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernard Psotka in the 3rd minute of play. The supporters of Koperniki booed when Gerlach was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Iwaszko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jakub Szotek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maksymilian Tipinski in the 11th minute of play. Maksymilian Tipinski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 19 minutes, Miromir Pryla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Koperniki's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miromir Pryla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Konstanty Sroka kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Zachariasz Walicki took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Florian Zielinski. Koperniki's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jakub Szotek didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bernard Psotka went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After 31 minutes of play, Gerlach's Wasyl Ziemniak made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Florian Zielinski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Konstanty Sroka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jakub Szotek having to interfere. Maksymilian Tipinski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jakub Szotek having to make a save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Krzysztof Absolwent to strike the kick off in the second half. Maksymilian Tipinski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Jakub Szotek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Koperniki's Konstanty Sroka slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jakub Szotek. That made the score 1-3 after 57 minutes of play. In the 61st minute, Krzysztof Absolwent ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florian Zielinski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Jakub Szotek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstanty Sroka in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wasyl Ziemniak in the 68th minute of play forced Koperniki's goalkeeper Florian Zielinski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Adam Gondela was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gerlach's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Koperniki the free kick. In the 71st match minute, Gerlach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adam Gondela to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the game, Miromir Pryla was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Koperniki's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gerlach the free kick. The supporters of Gerlach booed when Koperniki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miromir Pryla didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Koperniki's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislaw Rydz came free, but Florian Zielinski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Koperniki's Bartlomiej Beninda suffered a sore thigh after 90 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wasyl Ziemniak during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th match minute, Gerlach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wasyl Ziemniak to maneuver through the defense. Miromir Pryla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jakub Szotek having to interfere. If Maksymilian Tipinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Koperniki eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.