League Play-Off

Stadion Smolnik
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Zygmunt Liberko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 5 minutes, Leonard Rykaczewski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tolko's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonard Rykaczewski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Tobiasz Ciborek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the match, Tolko's goal looked a bit too open when Tobiasz Ciborek came free, but Wincent Cichocki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tobiasz Ciborek in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wincent Cichocki saved Tolko from getting behind. Leonard Rykaczewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Andrzej Dunajski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Tobiasz Ciborek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tobiasz Ciborek in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wincent Cichocki saved Tolko from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Smolnik's Tobiasz Ciborek slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wincent Cichocki. That made the score 2-0 after 50 minutes of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zygmunt Liberko made a kick off. In the 56th minute Tobiasz Ciborek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wincent Cichocki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilbert Sidorowicz during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tolko's Gilbert Sidorowicz got a free kick in the 56th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Smolnik's zone, Leonard Rykaczewski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Norbert Brytka came out of the goal and Leonard Rykaczewski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tolko's Leonard Rykaczewski got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 70 minutes into the match, Tolko's goal looked a bit too open when Andrzej Dunajski came free, but Wincent Cichocki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobiasz Ciborek in the 72nd minute of play forced Tolko's goalkeeper Wincent Cichocki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Tolko getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Franciszek Brak hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Andrzej Dunajski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wincent Cichocki was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Tolko's Gilbert Sidorowicz got his second yellow card of the match in the 74th minute. The referee ordered Gilbert Sidorowicz off the ground. Gilbert Sidorowicz hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Wincent Cichocki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobiasz Ciborek in the 76th minute of the match. If Tobiasz Ciborek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Smolnik's Andrzej Dunajski got a free kick in the 87th minute. Wincent Cichocki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobiasz Ciborek, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Tobiasz Ciborek struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Wincent Cichocki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Smolnik. In the 95th minute, Marek Grondzki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute of the match Leon Banas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wincent Cichocki showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Franciszek Brak kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. When Tobiasz Ciborek came up free with the goalie in the 100th minute, the Smolnik 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 Tobiasz Ciborek couldn't finish the play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Smolnik fans cheered their team off the field, for while Tolko had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.