League Play-Off

Stadion Karwitten
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zenon Penczkowski got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Star Team booed when Karwitten SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marian Gacki didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Karwitten SSA's goalkeeper Borys Janiczek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zbigniew Pilarczyk was a little too slow when Zenon Penczkowski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 1-0. Karwitten SSA's Zenon Penczkowski got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Milosz Barycz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Milosz Barycz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Jakub Tylenda fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Star Team's protests and gave Jakub Tylenda a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Star Team:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Karwitten SSA:s goal. If Zenon Penczkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Zenon Penczkowski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zbigniew Pilarczyk. That made the score 3-0 in the 42 minute of play. After 47 played minutes Star Team got a freekick which was hit by Tobiasz Pieprz. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zbigniew Gacek made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Karwitten SSA's goalkeeper Borys Janiczek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariusz Bochynski. A collision led to Star Team getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Dariusz Hejza hit a great ball. After having played for 56 minutes, Milosz Barycz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karwitten SSA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Milosz Barycz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zbigniew Pilarczyk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milosz Barycz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zbigniew Pilarczyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milosz Barycz in the 61st minute of the match. Zbigniew Pilarczyk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zenon Penczkowski went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Karwitten SSA's Milosz Barycz got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Star Team defense, Milosz Barycz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zbigniew Pilarczyk. The Star Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zbigniew Pilarczyk should have stopped the shot. Marian Gacki charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marian Gacki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd match minute, Karwitten SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marian Gacki to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Borys Janiczek managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Star Team's Mariusz Bochynski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Milosz Barycz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Zbigniew Pilarczyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 95 minutes, Zenon Penczkowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karwitten SSA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zenon Penczkowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Karwitten SSA's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.