League Play-Off

Sumidagawa Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pankracy Niewiadomski started the match with the kick off. Stanislaw Szkarpiak kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Wlodzimierz Golaszewski struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Tolek Kochanowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kiefernstädtel. The audience was convinced that Pankracy Niewiadomski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tolek Kochanowski was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Jerzy Kilarski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maksymilian Paprotny, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 23 minutes, Wlodzimierz Golaszewski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kiefernstädtel's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wlodzimierz Golaszewski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bogdan Dulemba 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 Tolek Kochanowski. East Tokyo United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 30th minute Kacper Jaraczewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolek Kochanowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, East Tokyo United's goal looked a bit too open when Kacper Jaraczewski came free, but Tolek Kochanowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacper Jaraczewski in the 32nd minute of play forced East Tokyo United's goalkeeper Tolek Kochanowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kiefernstädtel's Kacper Jaraczewski got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 44th minute, Wlodzimierz Golaszewski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kiefernstädtel fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Kiefernstädtel made a substitution. Wojciech Kaczanka replaced Bogdan Dulemba. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maksymilian Paprotny to make the kick off. When Pankracy Niewiadomski came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Kiefernstädtel 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 Pankracy Niewiadomski couldn't finish the play. In the 55th minute, Stanislaw Szkarpiak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute, Wlodzimierz Golaszewski 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. After a rather tough play, Kiefernstädtel's Maksymilian Niziolek got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 67th minute of the match, Pankracy Niewiadomski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tolek Kochanowski was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Tolek Kochanowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wlodzimierz Golaszewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wlodzimierz Golaszewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolek Kochanowski having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wlodzimierz Golaszewski in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tolek Kochanowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Herbert Sikola during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 76th match minute, East Tokyo United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herbert Sikola to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, East Tokyo United's Stanislaw Szkarpiak got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Wlodzimierz Golaszewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolek Kochanowski having to interfere. Pankracy Niewiadomski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tolek Kochanowski firmly grabbed it by the left post. Pankracy Niewiadomskis short, quick shot in the 91stth minute got Tolek Kochanowski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Wlodzimierz Golaszewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Tolek Kochanowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Kiefernstädtel left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than East Tokyo United.