League Play-Off

Degow
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aleksander Robak started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Ponarlica's goal looked a bit too open when Jerzy Korytkowski came free, but Zachary Kieca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 5 minutes into the game, Miroslaw Augustyniak recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Zachary Kieca. Miroslaw Augustyniak showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Zachary Kieca made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Wit Wasikowski sent off a good shot on target. Zachary Kieca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wit Wasikowski in the 13th minute. In the 17th minute, Jacek Treppa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 18 minutes of play, Degow's Jerzy Korytkowski made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zachary Kieca was left in no man's land by his defense there! Wit Wasikowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Teofil Liberko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksander Robak in the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th match minute, Degow was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miroslaw Augustyniak to maneuver through the defense. Ponarlica's Radoslaw Turek got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Wit Wasikowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Degow's supporters rose to their feet, but Wit Wasikowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zachary Kieca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Juliusz Nigbor fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ponarlica's protests and gave Juliusz Nigbor a yellow card for diving instead. Juliusz Nigbor kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st minute of the match Gilbert Ewertowski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zachary Kieca skillfully saved the ball. Juliusz Nigbor was shown his second yellow card after 33 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 34 played minutes Ponarlica got a freekick which was hit by Juliusz Nigbor. After a rather tough play, Ponarlica's Tymoteusz Dranka got a free kick in the 35th minute. 43 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ponarlica's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gilbert Ewertowski was slow to take the kick. During this time Degow's players had a chance to rest. Degow's Gilbert Ewertowski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zachary Kieca in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jerzy Korytkowski in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zachary Kieca saved Ponarlica from getting behind. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Jerzy Korytkowski made the kick off in the second half. Ponarlica's Zachary Kieca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerzy Korytkowski in the 52nd minute of play. In the 60th minute, Maksymilian Dabrowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Wit Wasikowski put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Zachary Kieca. Jerzy Korytkowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zachary Kieca having to interfere. If Radoslaw Turek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aleksander Robak kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 75th minute Degow were awarded a corner. Gilbert Ewertowski went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Gilbert Ewertowski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zachary Kieca quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Jerzy Korytkowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zachary Kieca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Radoslaw Turek's late challenge caught a Degow's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Radoslaw Turek helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th minute, Radoslaw Turek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Ponarlica's Roland Pracki got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute, Jerzy Korytkowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Degow fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jerzy Korytkowski in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zachary Kieca saved Ponarlica from getting behind. Degow were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ponarlica for a fine match.