League Play-Off

KŁOS ARENA
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dariusz Dubilas took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Leon Cerocki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes into the game, Teofil Niemojewski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. XYZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nockowa the free kick. Teofil Niemojewski kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After 12 played minutes, Nockowa's Robert Pilarczyk shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ryszard Watarz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nockowa reached it. Waclaw Drzewucki 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 a defensive mix-up in Nockowa's zone, Leon Cerocki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aleksander Gozdowski came out of the goal and Leon Cerocki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Waclaw Drzewucki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksander Gozdowski having to interfere. In the 22nd minute of the match Roman Dankowski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aleksander Gozdowski skillfully saved the ball. Leon Cerocki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th match minute, Nockowa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafal Zalipski to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Nockowa's Aleksander Gozdowski got control of the ball when Waclaw Drzewucki tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of XYZ booed when Nockowa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kryspin Chrzan didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dariusz Dubilas in the 34th minute of play forced XYZ's goalkeeper Ryszard Watarz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Leon Cerocki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leon Cerocki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Aleksander Gozdowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dariusz Dubilas in the 44th minute of play forced XYZ's goalkeeper Ryszard Watarz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Nockowa getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Robert Pilarczyk hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leon Cerocki to strike the kick off in the second half. 0-1 became the score in the 53rd minute when Dariusz Dubilas elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, XYZ's Cyprian Pruss got a free kick in the 57th minute. A collision led to Nockowa getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Dariusz Dubilas hit a great ball. 58 minutes in the game, Dariusz Dubilas got a free kick from a good position and fired away a shot. The shot didn't have enough spin and went out of bounds to the left of the goal. Ryszard Watarz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dariusz Dubilas in the 61st minute of play. Dariusz Dubilas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ryszard Watarz having to interfere. Boleslaw Ziemba recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Leon Cerocki came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the XYZ 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 Leon Cerocki couldn't finish the play. Dariusz Dubilas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Ryszard Watarz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 72 minutes of play XYZ's Teofil Niemojewski was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Teofil Niemojewski hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Dariusz Dubilas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ryszard Watarz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dariusz Dubilas, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Boleslaw Ziemba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. XYZ's Ryszard Watarz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dariusz Dubilas in the 86th minute of play. If Waclaw Drzewucki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boleslaw Ziemba got free with Ryszard Watarz in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dariusz Dubilas struck a weak shot in the 98th minute. Ryszard Watarz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nockowa.